Sculpture d´une tête du culte du serpent "dyo" · R. D. Congo, Kuyu · ID: 3049632
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Description
wood, pigments, base
The Kuyu are geographically and culturally divided into two halves - the eastern and the western Kuyu.
The eastern Kuyu consider the mythical snake as the creator of the first humans and as their protector. The club heads depict the Serpent god or the mythical ancestral couple. They appear in dances which are known as “eouya” in the east and as “kebe-kebe” among the western Kuyu.
L’objet Sculpture d´une tête du culte du serpent “dyo” avec l’ID d’objet 3049632 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 101e vente aux enchères dans 11 novembre 2023 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 146 a atteint un prix de vente de 400 €.
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Littérature comparée
Bénézech, Anne-Marie, "So-called Kuyu Carvings", in African Arts, Vol.XXII, no.1, 1988, p. 52 ff. Bénézech, Anne-Marie, Kuyu, Milan 2021, p. 60