Sculpture de tête du culte de la "dyo" · R. D. Congo, Kuyu · ID: 3050938
Vendu
450 €
Provenance
Helmut Zake, Heidelberg, GermanyZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 28 May 2016, Lot 406
Helmut Bruchner, Munich, Germany
Description
wood, colour pigments, base
According to Bénézech, these headdresses were used by the western Kuyu in the so-called “kébé-kébé” dances, which marked the end of the boys’ initiation.
Littérature comparée
Anne-Marie Bénézech, "The deferred Discovery of Kuyu Art, in: Tribal Art Magazine, No 83, Spring 2017, p. 92-107