Fancy dance club of the "eouya" society
D. R. Congo, Kuyu
sold
EUR 1,000
Size
H: 45 cm
H: 17.7 inch
Description
wood, polychrome painted, repainted in parts, base
This dance clubs were used by the Kuyu in their ceremonial “kebe-kebe” dance rituals. The heads on the clubs used to depict the Snake God or the mythical ancestral couple, but over time, the “kebe-kebe” puppets have evolved to illustrate characters in different ways. One also finds portraits of missionaries, politicians or of such “cool” congolese soldiers with sun glasses, as the present one.
Comparing literature
Grootaers, Jan-Lodewijk & Ineke Eisenburger (ed.), Forms of Wonderment, Vol. II, Berg en Dal 2002, p. 523Publications
AHDRC: 0013371