MC1556 Luba divination pestle KALUNDWE Lubuko pestle Congo DRC
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€795.00
English description below
CONGO DRC
LUBA - KALUNDWE
Rare LUBOKO (Pestle of Divination)
Among the Western Luba Kalundwe and Kanyok, these cephalomorphic divining pestles were used by diviners to grind kaolin and to communicate with spirits.
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: Divination Pestle (Luboko)
ETHNIC GROUP: Luba, Baluba
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Congo DRC
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: 40.5 cm
CONDITION: Average
(see photos)
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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
- 100 peoples of Zaire and their sculpture. The handbook for collectors, scholars and students, Marc Leo Felix, Brussels: Zaire Basin Art History Research Foundation, 1987
- MEMORY, Luba Art and the Making of History, Mary Nooter Roberts, 1996
- 100 peoples of Zaire and their sculpture. The handbook for collectors, scholars and students, Marc Leo Felix, Brussels: Zaire Basin Art History Research Foundation, 1987
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CONGO DRC
LUBA KALUNDWE
Rare Divination Pestle (Luboko)
Rare Divination Pestle (Luboko)
Among the Western Lubas Kalundwe and Kanyok, these cephalomorphic divination pestles were used by the soothsayers to grind kaolin and to enter into communication with the spirits.
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: Pestle divination (Luboko)
ETHNICAL GROUP: Luba, Baluba
ORIGIN: Congo Drc
MATERIAL: Wood, skin
DIMENSIONS: About 16 inches high (40.5 cm)
CONDITION: Medium
Please have a look on the pictures