MC1866 Grande statue Metoko Mituku figure Congo RDC Lega Southeast Asia and Oceania from

Southeast Asia and Oceania from the Barbier-Mueller Museum collection

Alain-Michel Boyer

-Hamill Gallery of African Art

an association that organized the social structureand ensured the stability of the Lega community

Ces figurines anthropomorphes (également appelées Nazeze) appartenaient aux plus hauts membres de la société du Mani

MC1866 Grande statue Metoko Mituku figure Congo RDC Lega Southeast Asia and Oceania fromFor English, please have a look below CONGO DRC Large Female Statue METOKO Beautiful dark patina There Stylization of the face and silhouette gives aesthetics to the Metoko statues an irresistible little robot side Settled and settled in the middle Lwalaba region, in the heart of the equatorial forest, the Metoko are said to be the descendants of Lega migrants (according to the oral tradition of the Lega themselves) Like the Lega, their political and