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Hache cérémonielle "kibiki" ou "kasolwa", R. D. Congo, Luba, Taille: L: 41 cm (shaft) / 23 cm (blade), ID: 3045664
Hache cérémonielle "kibiki" ou "kasolwa", R. D. Congo, Luba, Taille: L: 41 cm (shaft) / 23 cm (blade), ID: 3045664 - 2/7 Hache cérémonielle "kibiki" ou "kasolwa", R. D. Congo, Luba, Taille: L: 41 cm (shaft) / 23 cm (blade), ID: 3045664 - 3/7 Hache cérémonielle "kibiki" ou "kasolwa", R. D. Congo, Luba, Taille: L: 41 cm (shaft) / 23 cm (blade), ID: 3045664 - 4/7 Hache cérémonielle "kibiki" ou "kasolwa", R. D. Congo, Luba, Taille: L: 41 cm (shaft) / 23 cm (blade), ID: 3045664 - 5/7 Hache cérémonielle "kibiki" ou "kasolwa", R. D. Congo, Luba, Taille: L: 41 cm (shaft) / 23 cm (blade), ID: 3045664 - 6/7 Hache cérémonielle "kibiki" ou "kasolwa", R. D. Congo, Luba, Taille: L: 41 cm (shaft) / 23 cm (blade), ID: 3045664 - 7/7
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Hache cérémonielle "kibiki" ou "kasolwa" ·  R. D. Congo, Luba · ID: 3045664

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Provenance
German Private Collection
Sotheby’s, Paris, 13 June 2018, Lot 83

Description

wood, metal, base

Beyond their role as prestige emblems, axes carry more profound messages in Luba royal ritual, playing a central role in the rites of “mbudye”, the association responsible for inducting persons into royal office.

Littérature comparée

Roberts, Mary Nooter, Memory, New York 1996, p. 76 f.

Publications

AHDRC: 0153082

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