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Ancestral Shrine (Nzo a Bakulu) for a Yombe Chief at Burial Site (Case-fétiche au Congo)

Hector Deleval Belgian

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In these commemorative shrines documented by Hector Deleval in the early twentieth century, a representation of a male chief is centrally positioned and flanked by one or more female figures.

Ancestral Shrine (Nzo a Bakulu) for a Yombe Chief at Burial Site (Case-fétiche au Congo), Hector Deleval (Belgian, 1873–1953)

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