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TITLE:
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Janus Figure
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CATEGORY:
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Sculptures
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SIZE:
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h: 8.5 in / h: 21.6 cm
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CULTURE:
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Hemba
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DESCRIPTION:
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The Hemba honor the kabeja, a Janus-shaped statuette, with a single body and two faces, male and female, on one neck. The kabeja is topped with a receptacle for magic ingredients. Each clan possesses a single kabeja, which is dangerous to handle, and which receives sacrifices intended for the spirits, a magico-religious practice that is of the essence to the family.
Inventory Number AF362
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