Sujet
A fine example of the figures with scarification design known as Mbulenga (fortune & beauty)
Légende
A fine example of the figures with scarification design known as Mbulenga (fortune & beauty), Possibly it served the function of bringing luck in hunting & love & may have been connected with the Chibola Cult for women who have suffered miscarriages. Detail. Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Africa. Luluwa. mid 19th century. Kasai River region, Congo.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A21_456
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
33,7Mo (1,8Mo) / 24,1cm x 35,0cm / 2846 x 4134 (300dpi)