Two bells · R. D. Congo, Bakongo · ID: 3042049
Philippe & Lisa Laeremans, Liège, Belgium
Description
wood, brown patina, hourglass-shaped bell “kunda”, wooden clappers (partly missing), incised ornamental decor, seed capsules and animal horn attached to plant fibre cord, min. dam., slight traces of usage, b: 16,5 cm; h: 8 cm;
“kunda” is linked to the “nkisi” cult (cult of spirits), which is combined with song and dance and the treatment of the ill. “Kunda” enables the “nganga” to influence the spirits and impose his will on them.
“dibu”, of oval form, bulgy sides, five wooden clappers, decorated with fine grooved linear ornaments, attached animal horn, fine crack, traces of usage, h: 12 cm; b: 9 cm; base;
these bells should guarantee a good hunt and were used for healing rites as well.
L’objet Two bells avec l’ID d’objet 3042049 a fait partie de l’enchère 85th Tribal Art Auction en 4 mars 2017 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 347.
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Littérature comparée
Gansemans, Jos, Musical Instruments, Tervuren 2009, p. 143 Cogdell, Jacqueline, Turn up the Volume! University of California 1999, p. 267
Publications
AHDRC: 0139850