Female figure
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Lot: 210
Female figure
D. R. Congo, Kuyu
| Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
|---|---|---|
| Kempf, Antiquitäten, Munich, Germany | H: 19.5 inch | 4000 EUR / 8000 EUR |
wood, pigment residues,
The figure has a four-legged creature (panther?) on its head, and a smaller figure is carved to its left side.
The Kuyu held ceremonies in honour of the snake god ‘dyo’. The French colonial administrator Poupon published various articles about this in 1918-19. The well-known marionette heads mounted on stakes appeared in the ‘kebe kebe’ dance. Poupon also reports on dances with carved figures.
Anne-Marie Bénézech, "The deferred Discovery of Kuyu Art, in: Tribal Art Magazine, No 83, Spring 2017, p. 92-107
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