Seated bowl bearer "kabila mboko" · R. D. Congo, Kanyok · ID: 3034847
Michel Gaud, Saint Tropez, France
Didier Claes, Brussels, Belgium
Description
wood, shiny dark brown patina, large hands, elaborate coiffure with two chignons, rep. (breakage left foot), min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, wooden socle;
the functions of bowl bearing figures differ throughout the region, but they seem to have a close link to divination and healing. When a chief takes office his first wife hands him such a sacred receptacle with white earth (kaolin), a symbol of power. They are also considered as abode of the spirit who helps the diviner to heal the patient.
L’objet Seated bowl bearer “kabila mboko” avec l’ID d’objet 3034847 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 73rd tribal art auction dans 25 mai 2013 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 376 a atteint un prix de vente de 2 000 €.
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Littérature comparée
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brüssel 1987, p. 51, ill. 4