Miniature friction oracle "kakishi", D. R. Congo, Luba, Size: H: 5,5 cm (H: 2.2 inch), ID: 3051014

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Lot 39

Miniature friction oracle "kakishi" · D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3051014

sold EUR 830

Provenance

Galerie Jahn, Munich, Germany
Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany

Size

H: 5,5 cm

H: 2.2 inch

Description

wood, base

Object with particularly beautiful patina due to old age and usage.

A miniature replica of the friction oracles called “kakishi”, which the Luba used for divination rituals called “kashekesheke” (LaGamma, 2000, p. 15). Possibly from a fortune teller’s basket of utensils.

Comparing literature

LaGamma, Alisa, Art and Oracle, New York 2000, p. 15

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