Divination implement "galukoji" · D. R. Congo, Pende, Kwilu-Kasai · ID: 3045462

Name: Divination implement "galukoji"
SKU: 3045462
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

Christie’s, Paris, 16 June 2009, lot 276

Size

H: 13,5 cm (mask)

L: 76 cm (expanded)

H: 5.3 inch (mask)

L: 29.9 inch (expanded)

Description

wood, bamboo, plant fibre, colour pigments, brass tags, feathers,
During a consultation, the diviner would lay the instrument on his knees with the head facing up. He held it by inserting his finger at some point in the crossbars while names of individuals suspected of crimes were recited. In response to the mention of the culprit’s name, the “galukoji” sprang upward, approaching the diviner’s head.

The object Divination implement “galukoji” with the object ID 3045462 was last part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction at March 9, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 341.

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