Divining instrument "kashekesheke" · D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3035464
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
Edouard d’Orjo de Marchovelette, Brussels, Belgium (1901 - 1985), territorial administrator, who served from 1925 till 1952 in the Belgian Congo. He collected mainly Luba and Lega objects.Didier Claes, Brussels, Belgium
Size
H: 11 cm
H: 4.3 inch
Description
wood, shiny brown patina, frame-like corpus with a rectangular hole in the middle, crowned by a stylized human head, min. dam., slight traces of usage, socle;
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.