Gong rituel "mokenge" · Gabon, Lumbo - Punu · ID: 3045659
Vendu
1 000 €
Provenance
Gottfried Künzi, Oberdorf / Solothurn SwitzerlandRené Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
Description
iron, wood, missing part (gong corpus)
This gong was used by the men’s society “evovi” in the administration of justice. The crowning head represents “kombe”, the supreme judge. The beating of the gong should remind of a man’s heartbeat.