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Description : Hemba, D.R. Congo, H: 31Of classical form, the standing male figure holding a knife in his proper right hand with left hand to abdomen. Cloth skirt (possibly not original) covering the genitals and legs. Encrusted patina with areas of the old and lustrous black surface beneath showing through. Comments: Among the Hemba, ancestor effigies called Singiti, of a particular lineage segment were hidden within the family compound in a separate shelter. In ancestral rites, the sculptures were the focus of invocations recalling heroic deeds of the ancestor. The demeanor of this example, sword in hand, reflects wisdom and interior calm and the four-lobed hairdo signifies the four directions and crossroads where spirits gather. The swelling stomach has associations with lineage continuity but in general such figures embody intelligence, strength, energy as well as fertility.
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