Magical object "bumba" · D. R. Congo, Vili · ID: 3035423
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
Leopold Häfliger, Lucerne, Switzerland (1973)Swiss Private Collection
Size
D: 25 cm
D: 9.8 inch
Description
spherical, made of various layers of loose wickerwork, the top side closed by terracotta-like mass, feathers, revealing an animal skull (monkey) in the centre, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
probably used in procedures of the “ngi” society linked with power and justice.
Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L. (ed.), Kongo Kingdom Art, China 2003, p. 219, ill. 6.4