Soothsayer
Bakongo · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: FET-3
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Few manifestations of the statuary chamba are known, usually simple figures and devoid of any ornamentation. This is a fetish mediator with ancestors. Their intervention is…
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Few manifestations of the statuary chamba are known, usually simple figures and devoid of any ornamentation. This is a fetish mediator with ancestors. Their intervention is used to obtain favors, heal diseases, cure and protect against snake bites and promote male fertility so that the strain is not extinguished. He is sitting, totally naked, with his elbows resting on his legs, in a meditation attitude, listening to the message of the ancestors and thinking of the answer he must convey.
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Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
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Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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