Petite figure de protection "mbulenga" · R. D. Congo, Lulua (Luluwa) · ID: 3046663
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Provenance
French CollectionDescription
wood, pigment remains, base
This figures were used by a cult called “bwanga bwa bwimpe”. The “bwimpe” cult was meant first and foremost to safeguard and foster the fertility of a young mother and the beauty and health of a young child or newborn.
Littérature comparée
Fagaly, William, Ancestors of Congo Square, New Orleans 2011, p. 326
Publications
AHDRC: 0162576