Skip Navigation

Collection Menu
Lega. <em>Figure of Female (Iginga)</em>, early 20th century. Ivory, height: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift in memory of Frederic Zeller, 2014.54.27 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2014.54.27_front.jpg)
Lega. Figure of Female (Iginga), early 20th century. Ivory, height: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift in memory of Frederic Zeller, 2014.54.27 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2014.54.27_front.jpg)
Lega. <em>Figure of Female (Iginga)</em>, early 20th century. Ivory, height: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift in memory of Frederic Zeller, 2014.54.27 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2014.54.27_front.jpg)

Lega. Figure of Female (Iginga), early 20th century. Ivory, height: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift in memory of Frederic Zeller, 2014.54.27 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2014.54.27_front.jpg)

Lega. <em>Figure of Female (Iginga)</em>, early 20th century. Ivory, height: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift in memory of Frederic Zeller, 2014.54.27 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2014.54.27_overall.jpg)

Lega. Figure of Female (Iginga), early 20th century. Ivory, height: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift in memory of Frederic Zeller, 2014.54.27 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2014.54.27_overall.jpg)

Lega. <em>Figure of Female (Iginga)</em>, early 20th century. Ivory, height: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift in memory of Frederic Zeller, 2014.54.27 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2014.54.27_detail1.jpg)

Lega. Figure of Female (Iginga), early 20th century. Ivory, height: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift in memory of Frederic Zeller, 2014.54.27 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2014.54.27_detail1.jpg)

Lega. <em>Figure of Female (Iginga)</em>, early 20th century. Ivory, height: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift in memory of Frederic Zeller, 2014.54.27 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2014.54.27_detail.jpg)

Lega. Figure of Female (Iginga), early 20th century. Ivory, height: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift in memory of Frederic Zeller, 2014.54.27 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2014.54.27_detail.jpg)

Lega. <em>Figure of Female (Iginga)</em>, early 20th century. Ivory, height: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift in memory of Frederic Zeller, 2014.54.27 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2014.54.27_side.jpg)

Lega. Figure of Female (Iginga), early 20th century. Ivory, height: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift in memory of Frederic Zeller, 2014.54.27 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2014.54.27_side.jpg)

Lega. <em>Figure of Female (Iginga)</em>, early 20th century. Ivory, height: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift in memory of Frederic Zeller, 2014.54.27 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2014.54.27_threequarter.jpg)

Lega. Figure of Female (Iginga), early 20th century. Ivory, height: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift in memory of Frederic Zeller, 2014.54.27 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2014.54.27_threequarter.jpg)

Lega. <em>Figure of Female (Iginga)</em>, early 20th century. Ivory, height: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift in memory of Frederic Zeller, 2014.54.27 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2014.54.27_side1.jpg)

Lega. Figure of Female (Iginga), early 20th century. Ivory, height: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift in memory of Frederic Zeller, 2014.54.27 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2014.54.27_side1.jpg)

Lega. <em>Figure of Female (Iginga)</em>, early 20th century. Ivory, height: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift in memory of Frederic Zeller, 2014.54.27 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2014.54.27_back.jpg)

Lega. Figure of Female (Iginga), early 20th century. Ivory, height: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift in memory of Frederic Zeller, 2014.54.27 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2014.54.27_back.jpg)

Lega. <em>Figure of Female (Iginga)</em>, early 20th century. Ivory, height: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift in memory of Frederic Zeller, 2014.54.27 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2014.54.27_side2.jpg)

Lega. Figure of Female (Iginga), early 20th century. Ivory, height: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift in memory of Frederic Zeller, 2014.54.27 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2014.54.27_side2.jpg)

DOWNLOAD

Figure of Female (Iginga)

Arts of Africa

CULTURE Lega
MEDIUM Ivory
  • Possible Place Made: South Kivu or Maniema Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
    • DATES early 20th century
    DIMENSIONS height: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm) diameter: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of Africa
    ACCESSION NUMBER 2014.54.27
    CREDIT LINE Gift in memory of Frederic Zeller
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Lega. Figure of Female (Iginga), early 20th century. Ivory, height: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift in memory of Frederic Zeller, 2014.54.27 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2014.54.27_front.jpg)
    IMAGE front, CUR.2014.54.27_front.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2014
    "CUR" at the beginning of an image file name means that the image was created by a curatorial staff member. These study images may be digital point-and-shoot photographs, when we don\'t yet have high-quality studio photography, or they may be scans of older negatives, slides, or photographic prints, providing historical documentation of the object.
    RIGHTS STATEMENT
    RECORD COMPLETENESS
    Not every record you will find here is complete. More information is available for some works than for others, and some entries have been updated more recently. Records are frequently reviewed and revised, and we welcome any additional information you might have.
    Lega. <em>Figure of Female (Iginga)</em>, early 20th century. Ivory, height: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift in memory of Frederic Zeller, 2014.54.27 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2014.54.27_front.jpg)

    RELATED OBJECTS

    Shining Rails Pipe Bowl representing Owl Pair of Moccasins Single Head Goblet (Mbwoongntey) Male Nude with Hat Carrying a Spear Three-Headed Figure (Sakimatwemtwe) Hair Ornament Hair Ornament Hair Ornament Cup Cup Goblet Headrest Spoon (Kalukili) Hairpin Bracelet Woman’s Bustle (Negbe) and Front Piece (Nogimwu) Cup Spoon (Kalukili) Cylindrical Tube Amulet Bodkin Undecorated Bracelet, One of Pair Mask (Lukwakongo) Figure (Iginga) Standing Female Figure Standing Figure Standing Male Figure Flat Maskette (Lukungu) Mask Standing Figure with Punctuations Figurine Individally Held by a Kindi (Maginga) Mask with Feathers (Lukungu) Figure of an Animal (Mugugundu); Antelope (Lungaga) or Billy-goat (Kilimba) Mask Bwami Hat for Lutumbo lwa Yananio Level Spoon Bwami Hat for Kindi Level