Sculpture de tête du culte de serpent "dyo" · R. D. Congo, Kuyu · ID: 3053133
Prix
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Provenance
Belgian Private Collection, GentTaille
H: 41 cm
H: 16.1 inch
Description
wood, pigments,
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, 2017 (83), p. 92-107