Figure féminine d'ancêtre · R. D. Congo, Basikasingo / Bembe (est) / Buyu · ID: 3046102
Vendu
1 200 €
Provenance
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 11. Juli 2009, Lot 375French Collection
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. 200
Publications
AHDRC: 0014679