Charm "mikisi mihasi" ·  R. D. Congo, Luba · ID: 3037085

Description

ivory, in shape of a female figure with cascade-like hairdo, min. dam., fine cracks, base;
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.

L’objet Charm “mikisi mihasi” avec l’ID d’objet 3037085 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 77th tribal art auction dans 28 juin 2014. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 487 a atteint un prix de vente de 900 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 600 €.

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Littérature comparée

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