Description

OSANI mirror Ebony Gold leaf

The OSANI mirror from InsidherLand is based on the photograph of the Osani game by the Efé children in the Ituri rainforest in the Republic of Congo which was taken by Belgian anthropologist Jean-Pierre Hallet in the 1960s (All Rights Reserved: see pdf); Hallet lived many years with the Efé and loved their community traditions.

The OSANI game is played by Efé children of the Ituri tropical forest in the Republic of Congo. Sitting in a circle with feet touching in the center, each child in turn names a round subject like a sun (oi), the moon (tiba), a star (bibi) and eye (ue) and then goes on to name a figurative expression of “round”, like the circle of the family, togetherness, a baby in the womb or the circle of tzhe moon.

As players fail to come up with a term that is “circular” they are eliminated grom the game. In the end, only one will remain and tradition says this player will live a long and prosperous life.

COLLECTION
BEYOND MEMORY

DIMENSIONS
Height. 110cm|43,30’’
Width. 110cm|43,30’’
Depth. 9cm|3,54’’

WEIGHT
15 kg

Production time by assignment: 12 weeks
Plus continuous delivery via Shipping: 1 week
The cost of delivery varies depending on your destination.