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Object type

cult object > power object > ritual sculpture

Materials

wood, vegetal fibre

Legend

This item was probably an element from a beautiful kikaku hut. Other impressive sculptures also flanked the entrance to the kimpasi (enclosure or camp set up for circumcision initiates).

Place of collecting

Democratic Republic of the Congo > Bandundu > Kwango

Culture

Nkanu

Acquisition related person

Alphonse-François-Edouard Cabra (°1862 - †1932), as donor

Date of acquisition

1903-05-12

Dimensions

98 cm

Inventory number

EO.0.0.200-2




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