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Rare Nyamezi Figure
P R O V E N A N C E: Important old Dutch private collection
High 58 cm.
Tanzania
Rare Nyamezi Figure, the figure carved out from dark, heavy wood with a shiny surface. The figure tends to have elongated features with the face divided into two planes.
The 500 000 Nyamezi people, whose name means either “Men f the West” or “Men of the Moon”, are the largest ethnic group living in central Tanzania. Socially, they are organized into villages which correspond to small chiefdoms and each chief is responsible for the material wealth of the village, while the spiritual welfare is governed by the village sorcerer. The cult of ancestors, which protects each family, plays an important role in the religious life on Nyamezi people.
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