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Head sculpture of the snake cult - D. R. Congo, Kuyu

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Head sculpture of the snake cult - D. R. Congo, Kuyu

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Description

wood, colour pigments, base

The Kuyu "dyo" (snake god) ceremonies show performances alternated between mimed sequences and dances. Different actors appear one after the other. Among them are the "eouya" (the "snakemen") and the primordial couple ("djokou", the father and "ebotita", the mother). At the end of the performance, the chief initatior reveals "ebongo", father of the "eouya".

According to Bénézech, "eouyas" dance is called "kébé-kébé" by the Western Kuyu. The performance marks the end of the boys' initiation.

Head sculptures, such as this one, were attached to staffs, which the dancers held with stretched out arms high above their heads, while their bodies were entirely concealed by raffia-cloth robes referred to as snakeskin.
H: 30 cm, H: 11,8 inch

Provenance:
American Private Collection

Lit.: Bénézech, Anne-Marie, "So-called Kuyu Carvings", in African Arts, Vol.XXII, no.1, 1988, p. 52 ff.
Continent: Africa

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Head sculpture of the snake cult - D. R. Congo, Kuyu

Name: Head sculpture of the snake cult - D. R. Congo, Kuyu
SKU: 174170583
Price: 3000 EUR
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