Zemanek-Münster

Divining instrument "kashekesheke" ·  D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3047390

sold EUR 2,000
Provenance
Old British Collection (coll. in the 1960s / 70s)
Size
H: 15,5 cm
H: 6.1 inch

Description

wood, base

Beautiful old friction oracle with stylized, heavily rubbed Janus head and hole in the vertex.


The object Divining instrument “kashekesheke” with the object ID 3047390 was part of the auction 96th Auction on April 24, 2021. The object with the lot number 318 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000 with an asking price of EUR 600.

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Comparing literature

LaGamma, Alisa, Art and Oracle, New York 2000, p. 15


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