Collection of 20 Decorative and very Expressive Mudzini Reliquary Heads,Bembe People,DRC. 1950 - 1970

Unknown artist

TextileFabrics
12 ⨯ 9 cm
ConditionGood
€ 5.800

Spectandum Gallery

• About the artwork
  The Bembe people gave a name to the statues of their ancestors. These ancestral statues were kept together in small sanctuaries in the houses. So, the Mudzini facilitated the contact between the living and the dead. They also acted as protectors of their family and the community. Some months after the death of a person, the remains from his corpse were dug up, and residues such as hair or nails were put into the Mudzini reliquary. These heads date from the second half of the 20th century.
• About the artist

  It might happen that an artist or maker is unknown.

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