Crucifié "nkangi kititu"
R. D. Congo
Vendu
300 €
Provenance
Walter Lechner, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsTaille
H: 36 cm
H: 14.2 inch
Description
wood, base
Such crucifixes are important as they legitimize the power of their owners and played an important role during the investiture ritual of chiefs, during significant controversies, during judgements to prove to testify truthfully.
Somtimes they were also considered to have healing powers.
Littérature comparée
Musée du Quai Branly (ed.), Du Jourdain au Congo, Paris 2016, p. 50 f & 65Publications
AHDRC: 0021078