MC1297 Ase'a, Statuette Bembe Pre-Bembe janus figure
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ASE'A, Charme BEMBE - BASIKASINGO
Cette petite sculpture "magique" janiforme est une amulette
On peut voir un objet similaire dans 100 peoples, (pages 10 et 11, n°14)
Et également dans Statuary from the Pre Bembe hunters (pages 45 et 46)
Ils sont aussi appelés Pre-Bembe par certains spécialistes comme D. Biebuyck
(Biebuyck 1981) ou considérés comme un lignage Boyo (ou Buyu) par d'autres, comme Nicolas de Kun, (de Kun, 1979)
TYPE D'OBJET: Charme, amulette
ETHNIE: Bembe, Basikasingo, Sikasingo
ORIGINE: République Démocratique du Congo.
DIMENSIONS: Hauteur 17 cm
ETAT: Moyen - mauvais
(Voir photos).
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- Statuary from te pre-Bembe hunters, Daniel P. Biebuyck, 1981, Royal Museum of Central Africa, Tervuren pages 45 & 46
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 ° 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)
Like the Hemba, (and the Boyo), their ancestor effigies are famous