Initiation rattle "ntafu mahangu" · R. D. Congo, Bakongo · ID: 3035977
Philippe and Lisa Laeremans, Liège, Belgium
Description
wood, brown patina, kaolin, a band of fabric wrapped around the figures waists with a glass stone inserted below, drilled hole in one of the figures, the actual rattle elements now missing, min. dam., cracks, missing parts through insect caused damage, slight traces of abrasion, base;
this rattle was an emblem for the initiation camps of young boys called “nkimba”. The back-to-back position stands for duality, refers to this world and the world of the spirits. The rattle was affixed on top of a vessel filled with water symbolizing the passage from the world of the living into the world of the dead.
L’objet Initiation rattle “ntafu mahangu” avec l’ID d’objet 3035977 a fait partie de l’enchère 75th tribal art auction en 30 novembre 2013 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 388.
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Littérature comparée
Felix, Marc L. (ed.), Kongo Kingdom Art, China 2003, p. 107, ill. 2.7
Publications
Laeremans, Lisa & Philippe, Bakongo, Brussels 2011