Memorial figure of a female dignitary "ngudi" · R. D. Congo, Yombe · ID: 3036575
Elisabeth Verhey, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Description
wood, honey brown patina, mirror glass, kneeling, short stump-like arms, raised scarification marks on the belly and on the back, fez-like headdress, filed incisors, fine crack, base;
present figure was not created as a magical figure (“nkisi”) but rather as a commemorative figure for a highly esteemed female ancestor venerated for being the female founder of a lineage. Such sculptures, called “ngudi” (mother of the lineage) used to be kept in baskets together with further relics belonging to the community. The sculpture was probably presented on important occasions like the first appearance of marriageable women after their time of seclusion in the initiation camp.
L’objet Memorial figure of a female dignitary “ngudi” avec l’ID d’objet 3036575 a fait partie de l’enchère 76th tribal art auction en 22 mars 2014 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 609.
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Littérature comparée
Schmalenbach, Werner (Hg.), Afrikanische Kunst aus der Sammlung Barbier-Mueller, Genf, München 1988, p. 238