Amulet "mikisi mihasi" ·  D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3037810

Description

ivory, shiny patina, in shape of a female torso with cascade-like coiffure, drilled hole for support, min. dam., fine cracks through age, base;
Luba ivory pendants are portraits, or at least likenessess, and are named and honored in memory of certain revered ancestors. Sculpted from bone and horn as well as from ivory, these delicate diminutive figures were suspended from cords together with other objects, including amulets, beads, and horns. The cords were worn diagonally across the chest or were attached to the arm. Devotees anointed the figures with oil in homage of the ancestors.

The object Amulet “mikisi mihasi” with the object ID 3037810 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 453 achieved a sales price of EUR 250.

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