Janiform power half figure "kakudji" · D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3039647

Name: Janiform power half figure "kakudji"
SKU: 3039647
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

John & Nicole Dintenfass, New York, USA

Size

H: 18 cm

H: 7.1 inch

Description

wood, rich reddish brown patina, black paint, metal ring, two figures joined back to back, sharing a single cavity in the top of their heads for magical charge, greyish-brown patina in the lower area (originally covered with cloth), a rich reddish and blackish brown patina in the upper area, slightly dam. (nose), fine crack (spread with mass), base;
the magical charge includes items thought to have rare and enhanced life powers, such as pulverized fragments of human bone, or the hair of twins. By enhancing the object in this way, the ritual specialist invites the spirit to inhabit the receptacle, which can then be used to assist with particular tasks.

The object Janiform power half figure “kakudji” with the object ID 3039647 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 456.

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