Dance club "ebongo" · D. R. Congo, Kuyu · ID: 3036779

Name: Dance club "ebongo"
SKU: 3036779
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

Gerd Rosen, Berlin, Germany

Size

H: 46 cm

H: 18.1 inch

Description

wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, characteristic form, hole in the parting, min. dam., small missing parts through insect caused damage, traces of abrasion;
used for the so-called “kébé-kébé” snake dance, which finished the initiation of young boys.The head sculptures were attached to staffs, which the dancers held high above their heads. Their bodies were completely concealed by long costumes and the heads abundantly decorated with feathers.

The object Dance club “ebongo” with the object ID 3036779 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 468.

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