Spirit Box
Baluba · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: RCPT-11
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- Height
- 25 cm
- Material
- Wood, pigments, tukula powder and snails.
Called a box of spirits is meant to keep the relics of ancestors. The perimeter of the box is carved with several peresonajes that can represent…
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Full original description
Called a box of spirits is meant to keep the relics of ancestors. The perimeter of the box is carved with several peresonajes that can represent the ancestors whose relics are kept inside. The lid has two embossed faces and a character sitting, as guardian of the relics, in a prayerful attitude. These boxes also make the trade of small funeral urns.
Further technical information
- Width
- 14 cm
- Attributed period
- Years 60
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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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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