Site Loader
Rock Street, San Francisco
  • Current Language:
  • fr
  • Select Language:

Hai bisogno di informazioni precise ? Trova il prezzo e altre valutazioni grazie alla nostra banca dati di opere d’arte africane. Head Sculpture Of The Snake Cult - D. R. Congo, Kuyu



Descrizione : wood, polychrome pigments, base The Kuyu dyo (snake god) ceremonies show performances alternated between mimed sequences and dances. Different actors appear one after the other. Among them are the Eouya (the snakemen) and the primordial couple (djokou, the father and ebotita, the mother). At the end of the performance, the chief initatior reveals ebongo, father of the eouya. Head sculptures, such as this one, were attached to staffs, which the dancers held with stretched out arms high above their heads, while their bodies were entirely concealed by raffia-cloth robes referred to as snakeskin. According to Bénézech, eouyas dance is called kébé-kébé by the Western Kuyu. The performance marks the end of the boys' initiation. Continent: Africa
Prezzo: 0.00 USD 🔓Senza carta di credito.
Stima (bassa/alta) : 3000 EUR-5000 EUR 🔓Senza carta di credito.

Il lotto Lotto n° 314
Titolo : Head Sculpture Of The Snake Cult - D. R. Congo, Kuyu
Dimensione : H: 62 cm, H: 24,4 inch
Provenienza : Michel Koenig, Brussels, Belgium
Literature : Bénézech, Anne-Marie, So-called Kuyu Carvings, in African Arts, Vol.XXII, no.1, 1988, p. 52 ff.
Condition report : See description
Zemanek-Muenster, banditore, Würzburg, DE 🔓Senza carta di credito.
Titolo di vendita : 97 Auction - Africa, Oceania, Pre-Columbia
Data della vendita : 06/11/2021 🔓Senza carta di credito.
Riferimento dell'asta : Live Sale

Siete interessati a valutare un oggetto? 

AfricartMarket Insights

Accedi ora alle informazioni esclusive.
Iscriviti alla newsletter e scopri le ultime notizie e promozioni.

Rispettiamo la vostra privacy. Niente spam.