The wood and fiber Bwami mask combines the strength and sensitivity of the jewels of Laga art. The mask is oval in shape and displays all the typical features of the Lega style. It is carved from very light-colored and lightweight wood. Typical of the Lega is the heart-shaped face, concave in form, the characteristics slit eyes, the long, narrow nose and the small mouth. The face portion is depicted with white coloring with kaolin clay in the shape of a heart. The edge of the white heart-shaped face is marked by a continuous goroove. The outer edge of the mask, including the forehead and the top of the head , are dyed a contrasting blackish brown and surrounded by a fringe made of bast fibers that is attached to the perimeter of the head. Inside of the mask on the reverse is also dyed brown.
