SOLD / SOLD! Beautiful Ceremonial Ax LUBA Baluba Prestige Ax PROVENANCE Congo DRC MC1005
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CONGO DRC
GOOD PROVENANCE
LUBA CEREMONIAL AX
Elegant prestige ax in the classic Middle Luvua style
Superb headdress. The blade is etched with patterns that Mary Nooter Roberts says symbolizes the action of cutting one's way
Ceremonial axes were emblems of power
The Luba are a large people of eastern DRC.
Their seats with caryatids, their carriers of cups, staffs of chiefs, arrow holders, adzes and statues of ancestors are very famous and among the most prized objects in African Art.
Features:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Ax
ETHNIC GROUP: Luba
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Congo DRC
MATERIAL: Wood, Metal
DIMENSIONS: 42 x 24 x 6cm
CONDITION: OK
(see photos)
The base is not included
PROVENANCE: Franco-Belgian collection of Mr PV
(More details on request)
The base is not included
PROVENANCE: Franco-Belgian collection of Mr PV
(More details on request)
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Bibliography - Bibliography
- LUBA, at the sources of Zaire, François NEYT, Editions du Musée Dapper, 1993
- LUBA, Visions of Africa, Editions 5 Continents, Mary Nooter Roberts and Allen F. Roberts, 2006
- MEMORY, Luba Art and the Making of History, Mary Nooter Roberts, 1996
- MEMORY, Luba Art and the Making of History, Mary Nooter Roberts, 1996
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CONGO DRC
GOOD PROVENANCE
LUBA CEREMONIAL AX
Elegant prestige ax in the classic Luvua style
The ceremonial axes were emblems of power
The ceremonial axes were emblems of power
The sculpture of the hairstyle is particularly refined
The blade is engraved with patterns that according to Mary Nooter Roberts symbolize the action of making their way
The blade is engraved with patterns that according to Mary Nooter Roberts symbolize the action of making their way
The Luba are a great people in eastern DRC.
Their caryatid seats, their cup holders, chiefs' sticks, arrow holders, adzes and ancestral statues are very famous and among the most valued objects in African Art.
Features:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Axis
ETHNIC GROUP: Luba
ORIGIN: Congo Drc
MATERIAL: Wood. Iron
DIMENSIONS: 16 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 2 1/4"
CONDITION: Fair
Please have a look on the pictures.
The base is not included
PROVENANCE: Belgian-French Collection of Mr PV
(More details on request)