SOLD / SOLD! MC1612 Pair of fetish statuettes LUBA Mankishi pair Figure Congo DRC
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CONGO DRC
Rare pair of Mankishi LUBA
These two fetishes are obviously reminiscent of those in the AfricaMuseum in Tervuren.
Illustrated in No. 100 of Tribal Art Magazine (p95)
These two fetishes are obviously reminiscent of those in the AfricaMuseum in Tervuren.
Illustrated in No. 100 of Tribal Art Magazine (p95)
Excerpt: " Finally, certain types of statuettes were loaded with a magical substance, called bijimba, generally placed in the head, the place of dreams, which fully activated their powers of divination: this is the case of a couple with a rare form preserved at the MRAC of Tervuren, one of whose statuettes has the face and arms turned towards the back, while the torso and legs are on the other side, towards the front (fig. 26), materializing the inversions of the spiritual and material worlds (Nooter and Roberts 2007: 50)"
(description of the Nkishi female figures. Luba, Haut-Lomani, DRC. 19th - 20th century? Wood, horn, pearl, textile. Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, EO.1953.85.4 and EO.1953.85.5)
The Luba are a large people of eastern DRC. Their caryatid seats, cup carriers, chiefs' sticks, arrow holders, adzes and cult statues are very famous and among the most prized objects in African Art.
Features:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Statue, statuette, fetish
ETHNIC GROUP: Luba, Baluba
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Congo DRC
MATERIAL: Wood, horn, glass and plastic beads, textile,
DIMENSIONS: 24 and 26 cm
CONDITION: Average
See photos
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CONDITION: Average
See photos
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Bibliography - Bibliography
- Tribal Art Magazine N°100, summer 2021 (summer 2021) page 95
- Tribal Art Magazine N°100, summer 2021 (summer 2021) page 95
- 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
- Art and Power in the Central African Savannah, Constantin Petridis, Mercator Fund, Cleveland Museum of Art, 2008
- 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
- Art and Power in the Central African Savannah, Constantin Petridis, Mercator Fund, Cleveland Museum of Art, 2008
- Congo River, François NEYT, Quai Branly Museum, Mercator Fund, 2010
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CONGO DRC
LUBA Beautiful female cult figure
These two fetishes are obviously similar to those of the AfricaMuseum in Tervuren
Illustrated in Tribal Art Magazine N° 100 (p95)
" Finally, some types of statuettes were charged with a magical substance, called bijimba, generally placed in the head, the place of dreams, which fully activated its powers of divination: this is the case of a couple in the rare form preserved at the RMCA of Tervuren, one of the statuettes of which has the face and the arms turned backwards, while the torso and the legs are on the other side, forwards (fig. 26), materializing the inversions of the spiritual and material worlds (Nooter and Roberts 2007: 50) "(my poor translation of the French edition)
(description of nkishi female figures. Luba, Haut-Lomani, DRC. 19th - 20th century? Wood, horn, pearl, textile. Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, EO.1953.85.4 and EO.1953.85.5)
The Luba are a great people in eastern DRC.
These two fetishes are obviously similar to those of the AfricaMuseum in Tervuren
Illustrated in Tribal Art Magazine N° 100 (p95)
" Finally, some types of statuettes were charged with a magical substance, called bijimba, generally placed in the head, the place of dreams, which fully activated its powers of divination: this is the case of a couple in the rare form preserved at the RMCA of Tervuren, one of the statuettes of which has the face and the arms turned backwards, while the torso and the legs are on the other side, forwards (fig. 26), materializing the inversions of the spiritual and material worlds (Nooter and Roberts 2007: 50) "(my poor translation of the French edition)
(description of nkishi female figures. Luba, Haut-Lomani, DRC. 19th - 20th century? Wood, horn, pearl, textile. Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, EO.1953.85.4 and EO.1953.85.5)
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: Statue, figure
ETHNICAL GROUP: Luba Baluba
ORIGIN: Congo Drc
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: About 9 1/2 & 10 1/4 inches high (24 & 26 cm)
CONDITION: Medium
Please have a look on the pictures
CONDITION: Medium
Please have a look on the pictures