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This is the rating and price for Friction Oracle Itombwa In The Shape Of A Dog - D. R. Congo, Kuba



Description : wood, red pigment, rest. Friction oracles were used to mediate between diviners and omniscient nature spirits ngesh in order to determine the cause of illnesses and appropriate courses of treatment, as well as to expose dishonesty. When initiating a consultation, the diviner moistens a small stamp-shaped piece of wood with oil or water and rubs it on the friction oracle's back while asking questions. For a medical consultation, the diviner performs the action while making a series of statements about potential measures that might be taken (for example, don't eat manioc, don't smoke tobacco, etc.), when the most appropriate treatment is mentioned, the rubbing implement suddenly stops moving, and the diviner feels it resisting his efforts and sticking to the surface of the oracle. AHDRC: 0024719 Continent: Africa
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Estimate (low-high) : 2000 EUR-4000 EUR It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 310
Title : Friction Oracle Itombwa In The Shape Of A Dog - D. R. Congo, Kuba
Size : L: 29 cm, L: 11,4 inch
Provenance : Beaussant-Lefèvre, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 9 June 2004, Lot 48
Literature : LaGamma, Alisa, Art and Oracle, African Art and Rituals of Divination, The Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York 2000, p. 44 f.
Condition report : See description
Zemanek-Muenster, auctioneer, Würzburg, DE It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : 97 Auction - Africa, Oceania, Pre-Columbia
Sale date : 06 Nov 2021 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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