Head sculpture of the snake cult ·  D. R. Congo, Kuyu · ID: 3049290

Description

wood, kaolin, human hair, plant fibres, old collection label “a 22 164/10 206/1”, base

These head sculptures are used in Kuyu ceremonies honoring the snake god. Different actors appear one after the other. Among them are the “eouya” (the “snake people”) and the primordial couple (“djokou”, the father and “ebotita”, the mother). At the end of the performance, the chief initatior reveals “ebongo”, “the great serpent” and father of the “eouya”.

The object Head sculpture of the snake cult with the object ID 3049290 was last part of the auction 99th Auction at November 12, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 313 achieved a sales price of EUR 700.

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