MC1282 Chief Staff Luba Congo Kibango Scepter Cane Regalia Scepter
Regular price
€995.00
English description below
CONGO DRC
LUBA - KIBANGO
CHIEF'S CANE - SCEPTER OF AUTHORITY
COMMAND STAFF
A kneeling female representation in the round tops this beautiful chief's staff.
Two faces carved in bas-relief adorn the bottom
According to Mary Booter Roberts 1996 p164 about a stick in the Tervuren museum, these faces represent the twin tutelary spirits of the Luba Kingdom, Mpanga (feminine) and Banze (masculine)
A stick with these characteristics was published by Native, Tribal Art & 20th furniture, sale of 01/21/2017 in Brussels (lot 61)
The Kibango , batons of command, symbols of authority (regalia), were reserved for leaders, village chiefs or important dignitaries. They displayed the social position of their holders.
The board-shaped section engraved with symbolic geometric patterns is called dibulu .
The board-shaped section engraved with symbolic geometric patterns is called dibulu .
The Luba are a great people of the 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.
Features:
ITEM TYPE: Scepter, Staff of Command
ETHNIC GROUP: Luba, Baluba
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Congo DRC
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: 58 cm
63.5 with base
CONDITION: Average
CONDITION: Average
(see photos)
The base is included
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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
SUPERB LUBA CHIEF'S STAFF - SCEPTER - CANE ( KIBANGO )
A kneeling female representation tops this beautiful chef's stick
Two faces carved in bas relief adorn the bottom
According to Mary Booter Roberts 1996 p164 about a staff from the Tervuren museum, these faces represent the twin spirits of the Luba Kingdom, Mpanga (female) and Banze (male)
A stick with these characteristics has been published by Native, Tribal Art & 20th furniture, sale on 01/21/2017 in Brussels (lot 61)
Chief's staffs, symbols of authority (regalia), were reserved for leaders, village chiefs or important dignitaries. They displayed the social position of their holders.
The board-shaped section engraved with geometric patterns is called dibulu. The female representation that surmounts it is of very good quality.
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.
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.
Features:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Scepter, Chief's staff
ETHNICAL GROUP: Luba, Baluba
ORIGIN: Congo Drc
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: About 20 1/2 inches high
About 25 inches with the stand display
CONDITION: Medium
CONDITION: Medium
Please have a look on the pictures
Stand display is included
Stand display is included