English description below
CONGO DRC
BEAUTIFUL LUBA FEMALE CULT STATUE
Beautiful statue in very classic Luba style
(probably from the Middle Luvua area)
The hands are placed on the shoulders, typical and numerous scarifications, cross-shaped headdress. The patina is dark and worn in places.
The Luba are a large people of eastern DRC.
Their caryatid seats, cup holders, chiefs' sticks, arrow holders, adzes and cult statuettes are very famous and among the most prized objects in African Art.
OBJECT TYPE: Statue
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Congo DRC
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: 39.5 cm
43.5 cm with its base
CONDITION: Average
PROVENANCE: Private collection
(see photos)
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Bibliography - Bibliography
- LUBA, at the sources of Zaire, François NEYT,
Dapper Museum Editions, 1993.
- MEMORY, Luba Art and the Making of History, Mary Nooter Roberts, 1996
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SUPERB LUBA
Female Cult Figure
Beautiful classic Luba style statue
(probably from the Middle Luvua area)
The hands are placed on the shoulders, scarifications typical and numerous, headdress cross. The patina dark and worn in places.
The Luba are a great people in eastern DRC.
Their caryatid seats, their cup holders, chiefs' sticks, arrow holders, adzes and cult figures are very famous and among the most valued objects in African Art.
TYPE OF OBJECT: Statue, figure
ORIGIN: Congo Drc
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: 15 1/2 inches high
About 17 with the base
PROVENANCE: Private Collection
CONDITION: Medium
Please have a look on the pictures and the description.
