Janus-shaped amulet "mikisi mihasi" · D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3050326
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Size
H: 9,3 cm
H: 3.7 inch
Description
animal tooth (Hippopotamus amphibius), rest.
Luba amulets were sometimes made in pairs. They served to evoke the memory of twinned ancestral spirits.
The present amulet in rare Janus form could be a variation of these amulet pairs.
For an amulet by the same artist see AHDRC 0030424.
The object Janus-shaped amulet “mikisi mihasi” with the object ID 3050326 was last part of the auction 101st Auction at November 11, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 322.
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Comparing literature
Roberts, Mary Nooter & Allan F. Roberts, Memory, Luba Art and the Making of History, New York 1996, p. 110 Cat.44 H-I