
Sujet
A standing figure with scarification design which was used in the Chibola cult
Légende
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. Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Africa. Luluwa. mid 19th century. Kasai River region, Congo.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive / Courtesy Entwistle Gallery, London
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A21_451
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
25,4Mo (1,2Mo) / 18,2cm x 35,0cm / 2148 x 4134 (300dpi)