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Title: | Lega: Ethics and beauty |
| Author: | Daniel P. Biebuyck | |
| Price: | € 60 | |
| Language: | Dutch edition | |
| Pages: | 238 | |
| Description: | “Lega: Ethics and Beauty in the Heart of Africa” was the first major exhibition on the Lega to be held in Europe. Its prestigious location in the KBC Bank Gallery on Brussels’ Grand Place befitted the importance of the event and the quality of the exhibits–nearly 180 objects selected by Biebuyck and the Belgian artist Michel Boulanger. They were grouped in showcases, almost didactically, by category: paraphernalia (headgear and ornaments, including necklaces, bracelets, and belts); stools; small masks; large masks; zoomorphic figurines; and anthropomorphic figurines (subdivided into large wooden figurines, large ivory heads, ivory and bone figurines, and small figurines); spoon… miniature implements; and other sculptures. Most works came from Belgian private collections, and many were shown for the first time. The other main source was the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren, which possesses the largest collection of Lega objects in the world. |





