Divination implement (pestle) · D. R. Congo, Luba - Kalundwe · ID: 3049277
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Provenance
Peter Biesmans, Bilzen, BelgiumBelgian Private Collection
Size
H: 30 cm
H: 11.8 inch
Description
wood,
According to Herreman this implements were used for “lubùko”, the most common Luba term for “divination”. They probably are also used to mix a pinch of chalk with medicinal substances that are dispensed to patients.
The object Divination implement (pestle) with the object ID 3049277 was last part of the auction 99th Auction at November 12, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 326.
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Comparing literature
Herreman, Frank, To cure and protect, New York 1999, p. 31, fig. 45
Publications
AHDRC: 0167882