Charm "mikisi mihasi" ·  D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3035281

Description

ivory, in shape of a female torso with cascade-like coiffure, min. dam., fine cracks;
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. Sometimes such figures were attached to the tops of scepters carried by chiefs.

The object Charm “mikisi mihasi” with the object ID 3035281 was part of the auction 74th tribal art auction on September 7, 2013. The object with the lot number 362 achieved a sales price of EUR 500 with an asking price of EUR 300.

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