Lega Tribal Mask Kivu, Zaire. Lega art was associated with Bwami - a graded association that included all adult males and their wives, but whose rituals were carefully guarded secrets as far as non-initiates were concerned. These are sometimes referred to as maskettes or miniatures (because they ...

This particular type of Mask is called Ge Gon, - "masculine" ge and is associated with the Northern Dan and their neighbours. Our example shows the recognizable Dan features of the bulbous forehead, wide slit eyes and high arched brows. The nose turns slightly upward. ...