Rare outil oracle · R. D. Congo, Songye · ID: 3052311
Prix d'appel
2 500 €
Prix d'Estimation
5 000 €
Provenance
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium (“FX971051”)Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 4 March 2017, lot 441
Taille
L: 44,5 cm
L: 17.5 inch
Description
wood, pigments, collection no. “FX971051”, base
According to Jordan the unusual object may have served as a friction oracle. The depiction of a “kifwebe” mask face might be a reference to the influence of that regulatory society (Jordan, 2002, p. 13).
Publications
Jordán, Manuel, Ngombo - Wahrsagen und Kunst in Zentralafrika, München 2002, p. 37, ill. 21
AHDRC: 0139932
Exposition
Munich, Germany: Ngombo. Diviners Arts of Central Africa/ Wahrsagen und Kunst in Zentralafrika, Galerie Jahn, 2002