Tête "kebe kebe" · R. D. Congo, Kuyu · ID: 3044688
Bernard Dulon, Paris, France
Sulaiman Diane, New York, USA (1997)
Georges-Philippe and Nathalie Vallois, Paris, France (2015)
Description
wood, decoration tags (brass), base
This head sculptures were used for a dance bearing the same name “kebe kebe”, which occurs at the end of initiation periods of young boys. The head sculptures were attached to staffs, which the dancers held high above their heads.
Kebe-kebe puppets depict various characters associated with this dance. One of the major characters is “ebongo”, the serpent god of the Kuyu people, who gives birth to the primordial couple.
L’objet Tête “kebe kebe” avec l’ID d’objet 3044688 a fait partie de l’enchère 90.I Tribal Art ainsi que 90.II Contemporary Native American Art en 17 novembre 2018 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 269.
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