Dance club "ebongo" · R. D. Congo, Kuyu · ID: 3036582
Description
wood, matt patina, remains of polychrome paint, head with flat facial features and scarification marks, crowned by a high coiffure, circular drillings backside, min. dam., fine cracks, small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, base;
used for the so-called “kébé-kébé” snake dance, which finished the initiation of young boys.The head sculptures were attached to staffs, which the dancers held high above their heads. Their bodies were completely concealed by long costumes and the heads abundantly decorated with feathers.
L’objet Dance club “ebongo” avec l’ID d’objet 3036582 a fait partie de l’enchère 76th tribal art auction en 22 mars 2014 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 562.
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Littérature comparée
Kerchache, Jacques & Jean-Louis Paudrat u.a., Die Kunst des Schwarzen Afrika, Freiburg, Basel, Wien 1988, p. 579