Divination implement "galukoji" · D. R. Congo, Pende, Kwilu-Kasai · ID: 3045462
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Provenance
Christie’s, Paris, 16 June 2009, lot 276Size
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.
Comparing literature
LaGamma, Alisa, Art and Oracle, New York 2000, p. 43
Publications
AHDRC: 0037302