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    "title": "Lega. Ethiek en Schoonheid in het hart van Afrika",
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    "description": "The art of the Lega, owing to its plastic qualities, is among the best to come out of Black Africa. Many an artist has been inspired by the typical language of shapes and forms. But there is more to the art of the Lega than meets the eye. Behind it all lies a fascinating spiritual culture, one that fo-cuses on imagery, worldly wisdom and ethics. Professor Biebuyck is an authority among cultural anthropologists and art historians, and his 1973 book Lega Culture. Art, Initiation and Moral Philosophy of an African People is still a standard work on Lega culture.nDe kunst van de Lega, een volk dat leeft in het Oosten van de Democratische Republiek Kongo, rekent men tot de hoogtepunten van de kunst van zwart Afrika. De sculpturen die de Lega tot voor enkele decennia maakten, worden zeer gewaardeerd wegens hun plastische kwaliteiten en de rijke patina's. De sobere, gestileerde houten maskers, vaak bedekt met witte kaolien, lijken eenvoudig, maar zijn knap geconcipieerd. Eenvoud en weglating van het overbodige bepalen de aanblik.",
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