Figurally carved staff, D. R. Congo, Metoko, Size: H: 67,5 cm (H: 26.6 inch), ID: 3044726

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Lot 294

90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art

Figurally carved staff · D. R. Congo, Metoko · ID: 3044726

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Provenance

Georges-Jean Haefeli, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium

Size

H: 67,5 cm

H: 26.6 inch

Description

wood, metal, base

According to Felix, such staffs are used for circumcision rites. The anthropomorphic head “ikuo” is the emblem of the “kasimbi”, the organizer of the circumcision rites.

Comparing literature

Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 111, ill. 2

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