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Ceremonial ax "kibiki" or "kasolwa" ·  D. R. Congo, Luba-Shankadi, Kamina · ID: 3050508

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Provenance
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
Size
H: 47,5 cm
H: 18.7 inch

Description

wood, metal,

Beyond their role as prestige emblems, axes carry more profound messages in Luba royal ritual, playing a central role in the rites of “mbudye”, the association responsible for inducting persons into royal office.


The object Ceremonial ax “kibiki” or “kasolwa” with the object ID 3050508 was last part of the auction 102nd Auction at April 13, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 365.

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Comparing literature

Roberts, Mary Nooter, Memory, New York 1996, p. 76 f.


Publications

Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Alexander Kubetz, "panga na visu", Riedlhütte 2009, p. 215, ill. 516


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