Divination instrument "kashekesheke" ·  D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3038448

Description

wood, stained brown patina, string of miniature glass beads, characteristic form, opening in the head for insertion of magical substances, slightly dam., abrasion of paint, base;
Luba diviners use “kashekesheke” in order to solve social problems. Among groups to the north of Luba, most notably the Songye, a similar technique is called “katadora”. During a consultation, client and diviner together held the sculpture, which responded to their questions either yes or no.

The object Divination instrument “kashekesheke” with the object ID 3038448 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 446 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,600.

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