Title
A standing figure with scarification design which was used in the Chibola cult
Caption
A standing figure with scarification design which was used in the Chibola cult, The devotees of the cult are women who have suffered several miscarriages, stillbirths or the death of a child after birth showing that an ancestor is trying in vain to be re born into his lineage.Detail. Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Africa. Luluwa. mid 19th century. Kasai River region, Congo.
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A21_458
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No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
34,8Mb (1,9Mb) / 9,8in x 13,8in / 2942 x 4140 (300dpi)