Decorative subject carved in the round depicting an ancestor of the clan. The eyes are inlaid with horn. Satin orange-brown patina. Established on the plateaus of the People's Republic of Congo ex.Brazzaville, and not to be confused with the Bembé group north of Lake Tanganinyika, the small Babembé group, Béembé, was influenced by Téké rites and culture, but especially by that of the Kongo. Installed in the current Republic of Congo, the Béembé originally formed the kingdom of Kongo, with the Vili, Yombé, Bwendé and Woyo. They were under the supervision of the ntotela king elected by the governors. The trade in ivory, copper and slaves were the main resources of this group, which was little known until colonization. The village manager, nga-bula, was responsible for interceding with the ancestors. Hunting being a major activity, the ancestors were invoked through statuettes. These idealized representations of ancestors, kitebi or bimbi consecrated by the sorcerer, displayed the attributes of hunters or even healers.
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