Lega Mask 03 These bowls originate from the

These bowls originate from the Giryama people of Kenya

These pots have been used to store water and whilst each pot has been carefully restored

Smaller baskets would be kept at home to store milk

This bowl is finished in a white and grey gloss with lightly textured design details

the pots may still have natural imperfections

Lega Mask 03 These bowls originate from theHand carved from indigenous wood, Lega masks come from the Lega people of the Democratic Republic of Congo. These masks symbolic of their belied that physical beauty and moral excellence are intertwined. Masks also refer to ancestors and are passed on from one generation to the next as symbols of continuity. Although simple in form, masks embody complex and multiple meanings and teachings embodied through proverbs and ceremonial dances. Stand is