Panier divinatoire "mboko"
R. D. Congo, Luba
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Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, GermanyTaille
D: ca. 9 cm
D: ca. 3.5 inch
Description
plant fibre, sticky sacrificial patina (figure),
These small baskets are an essential part of the equipment of a fortune teller “bilumbu” that are used for divination.
Besides objects from nature (bird beak, cowry shell, fur, wood) they always contain man-made objects (iron chain, glass ornament).