MC1478 Rare statue d'ancêtre BEMBE ancestor figure Congo Rdc Lega TYPE OF OBJECT: Fetish (Nkisi)

TYPE OF OBJECT: Fetish (Nkisi)

catalogue d'exposition Parcours des Mondes

TYPE OF OBJECT : Scepter

2017 - Luba Hemba Werke Unbekannter Meister

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MC1478 Rare statue d'ancêtre BEMBE ancestor figure Congo Rdc Lega TYPE OF OBJECT: Fetish (Nkisi)For English, please have a look below. CONGO DRC Rare BEMBE ancestor statue Beautiful sculpture with almost cubist architecture According to Daniel P Biebuyck, these statues were probably used by high ranking members of the Bwam association. The Bembe are established in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, north of Lake Tanganyika. (Not to be confused with the Beembe who are sometimes also spelled Bembe and who are a people of the Kongo