Ritual whistle "nsiba" · R. D. Congo, Yombe · ID: 3033970
American Private Collection, New York
Description
wood, rich blackish brown patina, in shape of an animal horn with striations at the base, crowned by a small standing figure with snake, head in profile, rep. (right arm, left wrist), on base;
in shape of a whistle. Ritual specialists and diviners use the whistle in their rituals as a tool with which one can communicate with spirits and the dead. The sound it emits is considered to go straight to a supernatural realm.
L’objet Ritual whistle “nsiba” numéro d’objet 3033970, a fait partie de la dernière 71st tribal art auction du 24 novembre 2012 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 458 a atteint un prix de vente de 5 200 €.
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Littérature comparée
Maurer, Evan, Batulukisi, Niangi, Spirits Embodied, Minneapolis 1999, p. 65, ill. 9