Ancestor pole with janus head · D. R. Congo, Biombo · ID: 3043654

Name: Ancestor pole with janus head
SKU: 3043654
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany (collected in situ, in the village Sungi Munene, Kasai in 1955)

Size

H: 101 cm

H: 39.8 inch

Description

wood, polychrome paint, scarification marks in tribe-typical triangular patterns, dam., traces of weathering and missing parts (at lower end which originally was stuck in the ground), cracks, paint rubbed off in parts, base.
According to H. Himmelheber these poles were erected in different places within the village. After the death of a relative such a pole was placed in front of his/her hut. Double-faced poles represent images of father and mother.

The object Ancestor pole with janus head with the object ID 3043654 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 385.

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