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Friction oracle "kakishi" for divination rituals "kashekesheke", D. R. Congo, Luba, Size: H: 13,5 cm (H: 5.3 inch), ID: 3053692
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Auction 107

Friction oracle "kakishi" for divination rituals "kashekesheke" ·  D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3053692

Starting price
EUR 2,000
Estimated price
EUR 4,000
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Provenance
Helene Kamer, Paris, France
Irwin & Marcia Hersey, New York, USA
Sotheby’s, New York, USA, 10 November 1987, lot 266
Size
H: 13,5 cm
H: 5.3 inch

Description

wood, base

“Kashekesheke” is one of the oldest Luba forms of divination, a technique to reconstruct memories and personal histories for purposes of problem-solving.

Publications

AHDRC: 0028110

Exhibition

Washington, D.C., African Miniature, Institute of Negro Arts and History Capitol Hill, 1967

Africa

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