Head sculpture of the "dyo" snake cult · D. R. Congo, Kuyu · ID: 3050938
sold
EUR 450
Provenance
Helmut Zake, Heidelberg, GermanyZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 28 May 2016, Lot 406
Helmut Bruchner, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 46 cm
H: 18.1 inch
Description
wood, colour pigments, base
According to Bénézech, these headdresses were used by the western Kuyu in the so-called “kébé-kébé” dances, which marked the end of the boys’ initiation.
The object Head sculpture of the “dyo” snake cult with the object ID 3050938 was last part of the auction Auction 103 at November 16, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 133 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.
Here you will find more objects and interesting facts about African art.
Comparing literature
Anne-Marie Bénézech, "The deferred Discovery of Kuyu Art, in: Tribal Art Magazine, No 83, Spring 2017, p. 92-107