Powerful Singiti HEMBA ancestor figure statue Congo DRC African Tribal Art 1527
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CONGO DRC Powerful Ancestor Figure (Singiti) Hemba ancestors figures are famous.They represent the deceased leaders and, venerated by the entire tribe, they help their successors to legitimize their political power.They give off an impression of majesty and great serenity. The Hemba live in eastern Congo DRC, between the Lualaba river (Congo river), to the west, and Lake Tanganyka, to the east Their territory is articulated around the Luika river which delimits the Hemba of the north and those of the south. They are therefore present in the south of the province of Maniema as well as in the north of the province of Tanganyka.(formerly the northern part of Katanga Province) They are geographically and culturally close to the Luba Characteristics: TYPE OF OBJECT: Statue, figure. ETHNICAL GROUP: Hemba, Bahemba. ORIGINE: Democratic Republic of Congo.DRC (ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaïre). MATERIAL: Wood. DIMENSIONS: About 15 inches high (38 cm) CONDITION : Medium Please have a look on pictures BIBLIOGRAPHIE - BIBLIOGRAPHY : - La grande statuaire Hemba du Zaïre, François Neyt, Louvain-la-neuve, Institut supérieur d'archéologie et d'histoire de l'art, 1977 - HEMBA, Luigi Spina et Constantin Petridis, Editions 5 Continents, 2017 - Luba Hemba Werke Unbekannter Meister, Frankfurt am Main, Museum für Völkerkunde, 1983
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Powerful Singiti HEMBA ancestor figure statue Congo DRC African Tribal Art 1527
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