Pfemba O Phemba Pipa maternity
Kongo-Yombe · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: PDR-2
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- Height
- 23 cm
- Material
- Stone
They are small maternity homes, which do not usually go beyond 30 centimeters, in which the mother sitting has her child on her knees. They can…
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Full original description
They are small maternity homes, which do not usually go beyond 30 centimeters, in which the mother sitting has her child on her knees. They can be made of wood, stone or ivory, frequent at the mouth of Zaire, mainly among the Bakongo. They are used in female fertility rites. It is a ritual pipe used in these rites. The phemba could be a founding ancestor of the clan. On the side of a socket he has a carved head. Time skate.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Century XIX or older
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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