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Kabedja / Kabeja cult figures among Kusu / Hemba in African art
Living on the left bank of the Lualaba River, the Kusu have been strongly influenced by their neighbors. In Hemba and Luba, they borrowed the full-length statues related to ancestor worship. The Hemba also provided the model of the African Janiform statuettes of the Kabeja type and their magic charges "worn" on the head.
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Data sheet
- Presumed dating
- Mid XXth century
- Size
- 31 x 10 cm
- Ethnic group
- Material(s)
- Wood
- Country
- Origin
- Tribal art collection Belgium
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Kabedja / Kabeja cult figures among Kusu / Hemba in African art
Living on the left bank of the Lualaba River, the Kusu have been strongly influenced by their neighbors. In Hemba and Luba, they borrowed the full-length statues related to ancestor worship. The Hemba also provided the model of the African Janiform statuettes of the Kabeja type and their magic charges "worn" on the head.