Cimier de danse zoomorphe
R. D. Congo, Budja
Vendu
500 €
Provenance
Belgian Collection (1991)Taille
H: 50 cm
H: 19.7 inch
Description
wood, pokerwork, plant fibre, base
This dance crests only incidentally became known during a dance in honour of the Belgian king in the 1980s.
It was supposedly used during agrarian rites and to ask for assistance when hunting.