Descripción : Janiform Power Figure with nice usage patina.Kusu art is relatively rare and is highly influenced by the neighboring Luba, Songye, and Hemba peoples.Power figures like this with the artistic janiform design (two heads/two sides) and opening for ritual substances were used as instruments to bring good fortune, protect, heal, tell the future, and counteract evil.
Dated to the second quarter of the 20th century
Dimensions approx. 31x10x10 cm
Tribal Art / African Art
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Sobre el lote Lote N° 6 Título : Janiform Power Figure Talla : 10x10 cm