Fragment of an ancestor figure · R. D. Congo, Basikasingo · ID: 3035982
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
Description
wood, greyish brown patina with remains of dark brown paint, the compact trunk enclosed by clamp-like arranged arms, crowned by an angular face with voluminous coiffure and plug in the parting, the body below the hips missing, destroyed by insects, sacrificial traces, slightly dam., cracks (above all on both sides of the body), block-like base;
figures of the Basikasingo often represent individual ancestors, called “bashumbu”. They were kept in special shrines under the authority and guardianship of a dominant lineage elder. The eastern Congo region near Lake Tanganyika, as in many parts of Africa, has seen centuries of migration, trade and cultural assimilation. Mainly Luba-Hemba influence from the south is therefore reflected in wooden figures attributed to the Basikasingo.
L’objet Fragment of an ancestor figure avec l’ID d’objet 3035982 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 75th tribal art auction dans 30 novembre 2013 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 392 a atteint un prix de vente de 12 000 €.
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Littérature comparée
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, Munich 2009, p. 553