Luba-Hemba Janus Figure, Democratic Republic of the Congokabeja Wood with varied dark brown shiny and burnished patina Height 9 1/2in (24cm) Provenance John Giltsoff, London/New York/Brussels/Gerona Marin Lerner Collection, New York, acquired from the above in July 2007 Francois Neyt notes, "Whether administering justice (kihona), making an offering to the ancestor (lusingiti), or making other offerings, these janus kabeja were always present. [. . .] the Kabeja Makua is the fundamental object of the Hemba cult, including the cult of ancestors." (La Grande Statuaire Hemba du Zaïre (The Great Hemba Statuary of Zaire), 1977, p. 483-484)
Luba-Hemba Janus Figure, Democratic Republic of the Congokabeja Wood with varied dark brown shiny and burnished patina Height 9 1/2in (24cm) Provenance John Giltsoff, London/New York/Brussels/Gerona Marin Lerner Collection, New York, acquired from the above in July 2007 Francois Neyt notes, "Whether administering justice (kihona), making an offering to the ancestor (lusingiti), or making other offerings, these janus kabeja were always present. [. . .] the Kabeja Makua is the fundamental object of the Hemba cult, including the cult of ancestors." (La Grande Statuaire Hemba du Zaïre (The Great Hemba Statuary of Zaire), 1977, p. 483-484)
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