Kabeja-Makua figure, Luba-Hemba, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Wood
H. 25 cm
Kabeja-Makua figure, Luba-Hemba, Democratic Republic of the Congo
H. 9 3/4 in
Provenance:
- Joaquin Pecci, Brussels, Belgium
- Former private collection, Germany
An important object of ancestor worship among the Hemba, the Kabeja- Makua is the possession of the chief. The figure, Janus, represents, on either side, a couple linked by a common trunk. The legs are missing.
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