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Size : 1 1/2" tall
La Calavera
Provenance: Belgian Private Collection
worship Ancestors (Mipasi) through carvings held by Chiefs or Sorcerers
Côte d'Ivoire #195
Bembe Ancestor Healer Statue, Congo #991 Bamboo Beaded Curtain Hand Painted - Green Hamsa Size : 1 1/2" tallBembe Ancestor Healer Statue, Congo #991 Date Period: Mid 20th century Embodying the Spirit of an Ancestor, this sculpture bears keloid tattoos testifying to the successive stages of Initiation to which the individual represented was endowed. Sometimes set with glass, earthenware or bones, the almond shaped eyes are here hollowed out. Established on the plateaus of the People's Republic of Congo ex. Brazzaville, and not to be confused with the Bembe
