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Tabwa Statuette (N° 25608)

The facial and bodily incisions of the Batabwa clans adorn this African tribal art sculpture intended to sit on an altar and depicting an ancestor. Mahogany patina, small minor accidents, old restoration.
The Tabwa ("scarify" and "write") constitute an ethnic group present in the South-East of the DRC, around Lake Tanganyika. The tribes of this region, such as the Tumbwe, worship their mipasi ancestors thanks to sculptures held by chiefs or sorcerers. A magical charge (dawa) was frequently inserted at the top of the statues' heads. The diviners-healers used this type of object to reveal witchcraft and protect against malicious spirits. .
Simple farmers without centralized power, the Tabwa united around tribal chiefs after having been influenced by the Luba. The Tabwa practiced ancestor worship and dedicated some of their statues to it. Animists, their beliefs are anchored around ngulu, spirits of nature present in plants and rocks.
 

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OriginEx-collection belge
EthnyTabwa
Countryrdc ex zaire
Material(s)wood
Height cm34
Width9 cm
Weight0.60 Kg

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