Head "kebe kebe" · D. R. Congo, Kuyu · ID: 3044688
Bernard Dulon, Paris, France
Sulaiman Diane, New York, USA (1997)
Georges-Philippe and Nathalie Vallois, Paris, France (2015)
Description
wood, decoration tags (brass), base
This head sculptures were used for a dance bearing the same name “kebe kebe”, which occurs at the end of initiation periods of young boys. The head sculptures were attached to staffs, which the dancers held high above their heads.
Kebe-kebe puppets depict various characters associated with this dance. One of the major characters is “ebongo”, the serpent god of the Kuyu people, who gives birth to the primordial couple.
The object Head “kebe kebe” with the object ID 3044688 was last part of the auction 90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art at November 17, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 269.
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