Fetish statue - Bakwa-Luntu - DR Congo
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Selected by Dimitri André
Holds a postgraduate degree in African studies and 15 years experience in African art.
Estimate € 7,700 - € 9,400
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Description from the seller
• Rare and superb Bakwa-Luntu fetish
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Total height (without base): 34 cm
• Weight: 630 g
• Period: late 19th/early 20th century
• Materials: wood, antelope horn, fetish materials, red copper plate, trade beads, calabash, antelope skin, copper wire, iron nail
• Provenance: ex-Charles (Charly) Hénault - Belgium (he worked for the IMNZ (Institut des Musées Nationaux du Zaïre) and with Brother Joseph-Aurélien Cornet); former collection Pierre Loos - Belgium
— The Bakwa Luntu constitute one of the tribes comprising the Luba-Kasaï people living on the territory of Dimbelenge, with the exception of the Lukibu sector, and are also present in small numbers on the territory of Ndemba, a little north of the city of Mbuji-Mayi. The name “Luntu” thus corresponds to a tribe of Luba-Kasaï in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
— A small masterpiece rescued from Central Africa, as there were so many others. But this one was collected by Charles (Charly) Hénault, whom you can see in the penultimate photograph with one of his collaborators holding an emblematic Pwo Chokwe mask which made the cover of the book Sura dji, Visages et racines du Zaïre, published for the exhibition organized under the aegis of the Department of Culture and Arts of Zaïre, and presented at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Paris, from May 7 to August 30, 1982.
Charles Hénault travelled across Zaïre for more than 25 years, and gathered a great deal of information and objects from the various ethnic groups of the Congo for the IMNZ, currently IMNC, for which he worked since its creation in 1970 until the mid-1990s. He was the collaborator of Frère Joseph-Aurélien Cornet, director of the Museum, well known in the circle of Africanists for his studies on the Kuba (Kuba Royal Art).
This Bakwa-Luntu piece will one day be mythical, I’m sure.
— Sold with the walnut base visible in the photographs and its purchase receipt from the Béguinage auction house in Wavre where this work was acquired.
Delivery is assured by Bpost.
• Rare and superb Bakwa-Luntu fetish
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Total height (without base): 34 cm
• Weight: 630 g
• Period: late 19th/early 20th century
• Materials: wood, antelope horn, fetish materials, red copper plate, trade beads, calabash, antelope skin, copper wire, iron nail
• Provenance: ex-Charles (Charly) Hénault - Belgium (he worked for the IMNZ (Institut des Musées Nationaux du Zaïre) and with Brother Joseph-Aurélien Cornet); former collection Pierre Loos - Belgium
— The Bakwa Luntu constitute one of the tribes comprising the Luba-Kasaï people living on the territory of Dimbelenge, with the exception of the Lukibu sector, and are also present in small numbers on the territory of Ndemba, a little north of the city of Mbuji-Mayi. The name “Luntu” thus corresponds to a tribe of Luba-Kasaï in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
— A small masterpiece rescued from Central Africa, as there were so many others. But this one was collected by Charles (Charly) Hénault, whom you can see in the penultimate photograph with one of his collaborators holding an emblematic Pwo Chokwe mask which made the cover of the book Sura dji, Visages et racines du Zaïre, published for the exhibition organized under the aegis of the Department of Culture and Arts of Zaïre, and presented at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Paris, from May 7 to August 30, 1982.
Charles Hénault travelled across Zaïre for more than 25 years, and gathered a great deal of information and objects from the various ethnic groups of the Congo for the IMNZ, currently IMNC, for which he worked since its creation in 1970 until the mid-1990s. He was the collaborator of Frère Joseph-Aurélien Cornet, director of the Museum, well known in the circle of Africanists for his studies on the Kuba (Kuba Royal Art).
This Bakwa-Luntu piece will one day be mythical, I’m sure.
— Sold with the walnut base visible in the photographs and its purchase receipt from the Béguinage auction house in Wavre where this work was acquired.
Delivery is assured by Bpost.
Details
Ethnic group/ culture
Bakwa-Luntu
Country of Origin
DR Congo
Period
Late 19th century
Sold with stand
Yes
Condition
Good condition
Title of artwork
Fetish statue
Height
34 cm
Weight
630 g
Provenance
Auction house
Authenticity
Original/official
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