Lega / Mbole Ofika Figure, Democratic Republic of Congo #55 brass om pendant 11mm to 22mm

11mm to 22mm

6" x 6" x 2 3/4"

Used as a religious bead and as a symbol as rank for Blacksmiths among the Dogon people

or an adult male who has sexual intercourse with women

here surrounded by life-invoking flower petals or leaves

Lega / Mbole Ofika Figure, Democratic Republic of Congo #55 brass om pendant 11mm to 22mmMbole Ofika Figure, Democratic Republic of Congo The Ofika are representations of a hanged prisoner. These statues served as a warning to anyone who wanted to break the rules of the Lilwa, power association. Bambole are a people whose rites have remained rather mysterious to us. The society of the Lilwa (which could be compared to the Bwami of the Lega) organized the social structure, ensured the stability of the community and punished those who