Rare oracle implement · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3052311
Price
EUR 2,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium (“FX971051”)Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 4 March 2017, lot 441
Size
L: 44,5 cm
L: 17.5 inch
Description
wood, pigments, collection no. “FX971051”, base
According to Jordan the unusual object may have served as a friction oracle. The depiction of a “kifwebe” mask face might be a reference to the influence of that regulatory society (Jordan, 2002, p. 13).
The object Rare oracle implement with the object ID 3052311 was part of the auction Auction 105 on November 15, 2025, lot number 372 at that time and is currently available for EUR 2,500 in Open sale.
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Publications
Jordán, Manuel, Ngombo - Wahrsagen und Kunst in Zentralafrika, München 2002, p. 37, ill. 21
AHDRC: 0139932
Exhibition
Munich, Germany: Ngombo. Diviners Arts of Central Africa/ Wahrsagen und Kunst in Zentralafrika, Galerie Jahn, 2002