Janiform power half figure "kakudji" ·  R. D. Congo, Luba · ID: 3039647

Description

wood, rich reddish brown patina, black paint, metal ring, two figures joined back to back, sharing a single cavity in the top of their heads for magical charge, greyish-brown patina in the lower area (originally covered with cloth), a rich reddish and blackish brown patina in the upper area, slightly dam. (nose), fine crack (spread with mass), base;
the magical charge includes items thought to have rare and enhanced life powers, such as pulverized fragments of human bone, or the hair of twins. By enhancing the object in this way, the ritual specialist invites the spirit to inhabit the receptacle, which can then be used to assist with particular tasks.

L’objet Janiform power half figure “kakudji” avec l’ID d’objet 3039647 a fait partie de l’enchère 81st Tribal Art Auction en 31 octobre 2015 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 456.

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Littérature comparée

Roberts, Mary Nooter, Memory, New York 1996, p. 201