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Oracle à friction "katatola" ("katatora") ou "kashekesheke"

R. D. Congo, Luba
Vendu 1 900 €
Provenance
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
Taille
H: 13 cm
H: 5.1 inch

Description

wood,

During a consultation, client and diviner together hold the oracle, which responds to their questions with coded movements.

“Kashekesheke” is one of the oldest Luba forms of divination, a technique to reconstruct memories and personal histories for purposes of problem-solving.


Littérature comparée

Roberts, Mary Nooter & Allan F. Roberts, Memory, Luba Art and the Making of History, New York 1996, p. 182 ff.

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