Rare Large Lega "Wasesile Wise Kuboku" Statue, Congo #44 blue glass bead Although Lord Ganesha has many

Although Lord Ganesha has many attributes

Provenance: Private Collection in New York

and collected

Little is known of how veneration of the image was spread by clergy

cord length is adjustable from 16" to 26"

Rare Large Lega "Wasesile Wise Kuboku" Statue, Congo #44 blue glass bead Although Lord Ganesha has manyRare Large Lega "Wasesile Wise Kuboku" Statue, Congo #44 Lega statuettes are generally quite small, this one is an exception with its 17 1 2 inches. Usually, those with one or both arms raised represent the judge, Kasungalala. This one was called Wasesile Wise Kuboku or Waise, which personifies the following aphorism: "you had cut off your brother's hand, you didn't know there would be an attack on you". These statuettes generically called Iginga were