Charm "mikisi mihasi" ·  R. D. Congo, Luba · ID: 3035281

Description

ivory, in shape of a female torso with cascade-like coiffure, min. dam., fine cracks;
Luba ivory pendants are portraits, or at least likenessess, and are named and honored in memory of certain revered ancestors. Sculpted from bone and horn as well as from ivory, these delicate diminutive figures were suspended from cords together with other objects, including amulets, beads, and horns. The cords were worn diagonally across the chest or were attached to the arm. Devotees anointed the figures with oil in homage of the ancestors. Sometimes such figures were attached to the tops of scepters carried by chiefs.

L’objet Charm “mikisi mihasi” avec l’ID d’objet 3035281 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 74th tribal art auction dans 7 septembre 2013. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 362 a atteint un prix de vente de 500 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 300 €.

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