Lot: 39

Miniature friction oracle "kakishi"

D. R. Congo, Luba

Provenance Size Starting price / estimated price
Galerie Jahn, Munich, Germany
Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
H: 2.2 inch 500 EUR / 1000 EUR

wood, base

Object with particularly beautiful patina due to old age and usage.

A miniature replica of the friction oracles called "kakishi", which the Luba used for divination rituals called "kashekesheke" (LaGamma, 2000, p. 15). Possibly from a fortune teller's basket of utensils.


LaGamma, Alisa, Art and Oracle, New York 2000, p. 15