Zemanek-Münster

Figure miniature féminine "mbulenga" ·  R. D. Congo, Bena Lulua (Luluwa) · ID: 3049960

Vendu 1 400 €
Provenance
Lore Kegel (1901-1980), Hamburg, Germany (acquired in situ 1953)
Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany (1995)
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany

Description

wood, pigments, collection no. “L19”, base

“Mbulenga” figures were used in the “bwanga bwa bwimpe” cult. Their production was ordered by a ritual specialist “mbuki” for young women who had difficulties getting pregnant.

The women carried the small figure attached to her waist throughout daily chores. Offerings of oils, red earth, and kaolin were rubbed into the surface creating a thick patina.


Littérature comparée

Brown, Kellim, Southern Kasai Hands, Brussels 2011, p. 10 f.


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