Kongo-Yombe Bitumba figure
€200.00
Bakongo funerary cult
This African statue representing a drummer seated on his instrument is called bitumba and comes from the Kongo-Yombe. This is an unusual type of figure that was placed on funerary or ancestral altars in a specific sanctuary called nzo a bakulu located above the tomb of Chief Yombe (luumbu).
An example of this type of shrine built over a tomb is shown in the attached background photo. Under the roof, three Kongo statues stand in honor of the deceased chief.
Shipping fees
01917
Data sheet
- Presumed dating
- Mid XXth century
- Size
- 32,5 cm
- Ethnic group
- Material(s)
- Wood
- Country
- Origin
- François C. Bazelaire, painter and sculptor, Bruxelles
- Stand
- Included
- Condition
- Very good
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Bakongo funerary cult
This African statue representing a drummer seated on his instrument is called bitumba and comes from the Kongo-Yombe. This is an unusual type of figure that was placed on funerary or ancestral altars in a specific sanctuary called nzo a bakulu located above the tomb of Chief Yombe (luumbu).
An example of this type of shrine built over a tomb is shown in the attached background photo. Under the roof, three Kongo statues stand in honor of the deceased chief.