Figure féminine d'ancêtre
R. D. Congo, Basikasingo / Bembe (est) / Buyu
Vendu
1 200 €
Provenance
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 11. Juli 2009, Lot 375French Collection
Taille
H: 32 cm
H: 12.6 inch
Description
wood, base
These figures depict important ancestors, not seldom even individually identified ancestors, called “bashumbu”. They were kept in small shrines under the authority and guardianship of of a village headman or dominant lineage elder and - in case of need- were asked for help and protection.
Littérature comparée
Baeke, Viviane (ed.), Treasures from the Africa-Museum Tervuren, Tervuren 1995, ill. 200Publications
AHDRC: 0014679