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h 22 cm
Two-faced figure.
Wood covered with a dark, thick glaze, traces of sacrificial substances.
Figure with a religious, magical character which represents a man and a womanpositioned back-to-back.Original name: Kabeja Common among the Luba, Hemba and Tabwa people, these sculptures belonged to the head of a family and were associated with the worship of their ancestors. Their function was to protect the couple against infertility, safeguard their children from the danger of disease, find a husband for their daughters to marry and so on. The magic nature of these objects is confirmed by the receptacle located on its head, which typically contained substances considered auspicious during rites.
Two-faced figure.
Wood covered with a dark, thick glaze, traces of sacrificial substances.
Figure with a religious, magical character which represents a man and a womanpositioned back-to-back.Original name: Kabeja Common among the Luba, Hemba and Tabwa people, these sculptures belonged to the head of a family and were associated with the worship of their ancestors. Their function was to protect the couple against infertility, safeguard their children from the danger of disease, find a husband for their daughters to marry and so on. The magic nature of these objects is confirmed by the receptacle located on its head, which typically contained substances considered auspicious during rites.
Provenance
Galleria Paolo Morigi, Lugano;
Collection of Walter Schwab, Bern (inv. WS 213) (1980);
Collection of Walter Schwab, Bern (inv. WS 213) (1980);
Literature
NEYT FRANCOIS & DE STRYCKER LOUIS, Approche des art Hemba, Villiers-le Bel, France 1975, pagg. 38 - 40 (49);
FELIX MARC LEO, 100 Peoples of Zaire and their sculpture: Hemba pagg. 34 - 35, Bruxelles 1986 (201);
MORIGI PAOLO, Raccolta di un amatore d’arte primitiva, Magliaso, Lugano & Kunstmuseum Bern, Suisse 1980, pag. 332, fig. 294 (1068);
FELIX MARC LEO, 100 Peoples of Zaire and their sculpture: Hemba pagg. 34 - 35, Bruxelles 1986 (201);
MORIGI PAOLO, Raccolta di un amatore d’arte primitiva, Magliaso, Lugano & Kunstmuseum Bern, Suisse 1980, pag. 332, fig. 294 (1068);
Specialist Notes
Lot not located at Finarte offices but in Switzerland. It could be subject to customs costs related to the importation into the buyer’s country. In any event, any customs cost and/or burden related to importation shall be borne by the buyer. For more information, please write an email to arteafricana@finarte.it;