Pages: 222
ISBN: 9789464262131
Pub Date: 30 Apr 2024
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 170fc / 40bw
Pages: 222
ISBN: 9789464262124
Pub Date: 30 Apr 2024
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 170fc / 40bw
Description:
During funerals of nobles in the Kuba kingdom (Democratic Republic of Congo), visitors used to theatrically offer so-called bongotols to the deceased and the mourning family. These highly appreciated valuables were either positioned under the corpse to support it or displayed on top of it.In addition to their religious meaning they displayed the status and wealth of both givers and takers.