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• Auction House:
  Shapiro Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Contemporary African and Tribal Art From the Collection of Ray Hughes
• Sale Date:
  08 Dec 2019 ~ 2pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  23
• Lot Description:
  Lega Bwami Hat, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  buttons, fibre, elephant hair and cowrie shells
  height 30 cm
• Provenance:
  The Estate of Ray Hughes
• Notes:
  The Bwami is an adult association that serves as political, social, economic, and religious authority of the Lega society. Hats symbolise the owner's rank within the Bwami. This hat would have been worn by initiates to Kindi, the highest level of Bwami An elephant's tail symbolizes the animal's great strength. Cowrie shells, which were used as a form of currency, signify wealth. Buttons began to replace cowrie shells as the Western presence grew in eastern Congo in the 1940s
• Estimate:
  A$700 - 900
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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