Lulua Bwanga bwa Cibola maternity - SOLD OUT
The Bena Luluwa and the Bwanga bwa Cibola in African art
This African statue depicting a mother and child is one of the objects of strength associated with the bwanga bwa cibola cult. Bena Luluwa works of art are renowned for their refinement and superior sculptural qualities. The bwanga bwa cibola is the cult of fertility. The term bwanga is the generic term for the "object of force".
This item received magic and medicinal ingredients. The cibola cult is aimed specifically at women who have experienced miscarriages or whose children have died prematurely. These maternity statues should therefore promote the smooth running of pregnancies and childbirth but also and above all provoked the reincarnation, in a newborn, of a recently deceased ancestor.
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Data sheet
- Presumed dating
- Circa 1960
- Size
- 58 cm
- Ethnic group
- Material(s)
- Wood
- Country
- Origin
- Gathered in situ
- Condition
- Excellent
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The Bena Luluwa and the Bwanga bwa Cibola in African art
This African statue depicting a mother and child is one of the objects of strength associated with the bwanga bwa cibola cult. Bena Luluwa works of art are renowned for their refinement and superior sculptural qualities. The bwanga bwa cibola is the cult of fertility. The term bwanga is the generic term for the "object of force".
This item received magic and medicinal ingredients. The cibola cult is aimed specifically at women who have experienced miscarriages or whose children have died prematurely. These maternity statues should therefore promote the smooth running of pregnancies and childbirth but also and above all provoked the reincarnation, in a newborn, of a recently deceased ancestor.