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ASE'A BEMBE Basikasingo Janus Amulet magical Kasingo African tribal Art 1297

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ASE'A BEMBE Basikasingo Janus Amulet magical Kasingo African tribal Art 1297

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Title: ASE'A BEMBE Basikasingo Janus Amulet magical Kasingo African tribal Art 1297

Provenance/Additional Info: CONGO RDC
ASE'A, BEMBE - Basikasingo Janus Figure
This small "magic" janiform sculpture is an amulet
We can see a similar object in "100 peoples...", (pages 10 and 11, n Â° 14)
And also in "Statuary from the Pre Bembe hunters" (pages 45 and 46)
Who are the Basikasingo?
The Basinkasingo live in eastern Congo, north-west of Lake Tanganyka, in the Province of South Kivu, in the Territory of Fizi, and more precisely in the Sector of Lulenge.
They are named Pre-Bembe by some specialists like D. Biebuyck or considered as a Boyo (or Buyu) lineage by others (Nicolas de Kun, 1979)
Characteristics:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Amulet, charm.
ETHNICAL GROUP: Bembe, Basikasingo, Sikasingo
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic Congo
(ex ZaÃ¯re, ex Belgian Congo).
MATERIAL: Wood.
DIMENSIONS: About 6 3/4 inches high
7 3/4 "with the base
CONDITION: Medium - bad
Please have a look on pictures.-
Bibliographie - Bibliography
- 100 peoples of ZaÃ¯re and their sculpture. The handbook for collectors, scholars and students, Marc Leo Felix, Bruxelles: ZaÃ¯re Basin Art History Research Foundation, 1987
- Statuary from te pre-Bembe hunters, Daniel P. Biebuyck, 1981, Royal Museum of Central Africa, Tervuren pages 45 & 46
Lâ€™Art Boyo, Nicolas de Kun, Africa-Tervuren, XXV, nÂ°2, 1979-----

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ASE'A BEMBE Basikasingo Janus Amulet magical Kasingo African tribal Art 1297

Name: ASE'A BEMBE Basikasingo Janus Amulet magical Kasingo African tribal Art 1297
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Price: 250 USD
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