Figure féminine debout ·  R. D. Congo, Kuyu · ID: 3049408

Description

wood, colour pigments, rest., base

According to various articles published by the French colonial administrator Poupon in 1918-19, the Kuyu were divided into two groups: the Western Kuyu, who considered themselves descendants of the panther, and the Eastern Kuyu, who worshipped the serpent “djo” as their mythical ancestor.

Poupon described the different phases of the “djo” ceremonies that incorporate numerous figures. These rites brought together several villages, with initiates assembled hierarchically in a vast clearing. Performances alternated between mimed sequences and dances involving carved figures.

L’objet Figure féminine debout avec l’ID d’objet 3049408 a fait partie de l’enchère 99e vente aux enchères en 12 novembre 2022 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 312.

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Littérature comparée

Anne-Marie Bénézech, "So-called Kuyu Carvings", in: African Arts, November 1988, Vol. XXII, No 1, p. 52-59 Anne-Marie Bénézech, "The deferred Discovery of Kuyu Art, in: Tribal Art Magazine, No 83, Spring 2017, p. 92-107