Description: wood, base These figures depict important ancestors, not seldom even individually identified ancestors, called "bashumbu". They were kept in small shrines under the authority and guardianship of of a village headman or dominant lineage elder and - in case of need- were asked for help and protection. AHDRC: 0014679 Continent: Africa
Dimensions: H: 32 cm, H: 12,6 inch
Condition Report: See description
Literature: Baeke, Viviane (ed.), Treasures from the Africa-Museum Tervuren, Tervuren 1995, ill. 200
Provenance: Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 11. Juli 2009, Lot 375 French Collection