Figure magique masculine debout ·  R. D. Congo, Bembe · ID: 3051029

Description

wood, white porcelain, base

Figures holding bells in their hands represent important magic priests or diviners ‘nganga’, who used wooden bells to attract the attention of supernatural forces or spirits during divination rituals.

Littérature comparée

Fagaly, William, Ancestors of Congo Square, New Orleans 2011, p. 280, 147