Quatre cloches miniatures rares "kunda", fin du 19e / début du 20e siècle · R. D. Congo, Bakongo · ID: 3052229
Prix d'appel
1 000 €
Prix d'Estimation
2 500 €
Provenance
Sam Handbury-Madin, Shrewsbury, Great BritainRobert Temple, Ghent, Belgium
Taille
H: 9 cm - 12,5 cm
H: 3.5 inch - 4.9 inch
Description
wood, pigments,
The “kunda” is linked to the “nkisi” cult (cult of spirits), which is combined with song and dance and the treatment of the ill. “Kunda” enables the “nganga” to influence the spirits and impose his will on them.
Littérature comparée
Gansemans, Jos, Musical Instruments, Tervuren 2009, p. 143