Amulette "mikisi mihasi" ·  R. D. Congo, Luba · ID: 3045019

Description

ivory,
Luba ivory pendants are named and honored in memory of certain revered ancestors. They were attached to cords which were worn diagonally across the chest or were attached to the arm. Devotees anointed the figures with oil in homage of the ancestors.

L’objet Amulette “mikisi mihasi” avec l’ID d’objet 3045019 a fait partie de l’enchère 90.I Tribal Art ainsi que 90.II Contemporary Native American Art en 17 novembre 2018 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 286.

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Littérature comparée

Roberts, Mary Nooter, Memory, New York 1996, p. 108 f.

Remarques

This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.