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30 November 2010 • Paris
The masks which personify the spirit of divination are thus transported from one village to another" (de Mahieu
20 cm avec le socle
which applies perfectly well to this one as well)
DIMENSIONS: Height 39 cm CONDITION: Average
Réservé - Reserved - MC1295 Superbe Kabeja HEMBA Sculpture Janiforme Janus figure Luba 30 November 2010 • ParisEnglish description below KABEJA HEMBA Superb statue with a beautiful crusty patina The Hemba had very talented sculptors and the tribe's art is mainly known for the effigies of ancestors, the Singiti, figures of power who exude an astonishing serenity and natural authority. According to Franois Neyt in "La grande statuaire Hemba", the Kabeja (or Kabedja) are Janiform sculptures that represent the founding ancestor couple of each clan, the statue was
