Marotte de danse originale de la société "eouya"

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Description

wood, polychrome painted, repainted in parts, base

This dance clubs were used by the Kuyu in their ceremonial “kebe-kebe” dance rituals. The heads on the clubs used to depict the Snake God or the mythical ancestral couple, but over time, the “kebe-kebe” puppets have evolved to illustrate characters in different ways. One also finds portraits of missionaries, politicians or of such “cool” congolese soldiers with sun glasses, as the present one.

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Littérature comparée

Grootaers, Jan-Lodewijk & Ineke Eisenburger (ed.), Forms of Wonderment, Vol. II, Berg en Dal 2002, p. 523

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Publications

AHDRC: 0013371

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