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Divination bust, Hemba people, DRC.

Name: Divination bust, Hemba people, DRC.
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: B2LG9H78RU
Price: 700 EUR
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700 €

Period 19th century

Style Tribal Art

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Statue depicting a female bust mounted on a wrought-iron stake. It features an idealized face and a characteristic cylindrical headdress. A cavity at the top, which once held a magical charge, has been removed. The arms are slightly detached from the body, and the hands are positioned above a well-defined vulva. The torso and hips are encircled by a bundle of ancient braided raffia textile. Like the placement at the top, this corresponds to a ritual charge, suggesting active use in ancestral divination or intercession practices. The attachment to the metal stake confirms its operative function. The object was intended to be planted during ritual consultations.

Wood with a patina from use, plant fibers and cord, iron
Height: 36 cm
Hemba people, Kamina, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
Late 19th or early 20th century.

Provenance: - Collected in situ by a former Belgian colonist: Augustin Becquet (1899-1974). He was an agricultural engineer, Director at INEAC, and mining engineer at U.M.H.K. (Union Minière du Haut-Katanga). In 1921, he was sent to the Belgian Congo.

- Formerly in a Belgian collection

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Additional Information

Condition	As is
Ethnic group	Hemba - Emba
Style	Tribal Art (African Statues, Puppets, Dolls, Maternity of Tribal Art Style)
Period	19th century (African Statues, Puppets, Dolls, Maternity 19th century)
Country of origin	Congo
Height (cm)	36
Internal reference	260229