Zemanek-Münster
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Lot 133
Auction 103

Head sculpture of the "dyo" snake cult

D. R. Congo, Kuyu
sold EUR 450
Provenance
Helmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany
Zemanek-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.

Comparing literature

Anne-Marie Bénézech, "The deferred Discovery of Kuyu Art, in: Tribal Art Magazine, No 83, Spring 2017, p. 92-107

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