Standing figure · R. D. Congo, Lega · ID: 3035298
(collected in Nzigira, Manyema 15.5.1959)
Description
ivory, honey brown patina, remains of pigments, in bas-relief carved with just one arm (right hand side), min. dam., cracks, small missing parts (back of the head), slight traces of abrasion;
such figures are manipulated in diverse ways during rituals, being arranged in configurations (including placement facing in different directions) or held during dancing. The ivory may be rubbed with oil or perfume, or else polished with sandpaper, producing a powder that may be used as a medicine. The significance of these figures can only be judged through knowledge of their use in their original ritual context, which may change with the ritual in which they are employed. They may act as signifiers of rank, marks of identity, or commemorations of ancestors.
L’objet Standing figure avec l’ID d’objet 3035298 a fait partie de l’enchère 74th tribal art auction en 7 septembre 2013 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 358.
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Littérature comparée
Fagaly, William, Ancestors of Congo Square, New Orleans 2011, p. 284 f.