English description below
SUPERB AND RARE MALE STATUE
LUBA
In the style of the Master of Warua
Male statues are very rare among the Luba, who sculpt female statues much more often.
" While the male gender of this statue as well as the posture of the hands tied to the abdomen relate to Hemba ancestor figures, the design of the openwork four-braid hairstyle and the iconography of the tongue emerging between the slightly parted lips are typically Luba ." (part of the description of the male Luba statue sold by Sothebys for $3,600,000 in New York on May 15, 2015, which applies perfectly well to this one as well)
The Luba are a large people of eastern DRC
Their caryatid seats, cup holders, chieftains' sticks, arrow holders, adzes and ancestor statues are very famous and among the most prized objects in African Art.
TYPE OF OBJECT: Statue, statuette
ETHNIC GROUP: Luba
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Congo DRC
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: 40.5 cm
44.5 cm with its base
CONDITION: Fair - poor
(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
- Sotheby's New York, African, Oceanic & Pre-Columbian Art, 05/15/15
NEW YORK
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SUPERB & RARE LUBA MALE FIGURE
In the style of the Warua Master
Male statues are very rare among Luba, who sculpt much more often female statues
"While the female image is abundant in Luba art, male figures are exceptionally rare..........Whereas the male gender of the present figure as well as the posture of hands held to the abdomen relate to Hemba ancestor figures , the design of the openwork four-braided hairstyle and the iconography of the tongue emerging between slightly parted lips are typically Luba." (part of the description of the Luba male statue sold by Sothebys at a price of $3,600,000 in New York on May 15, 2015, which applies perfectly well for this one as well
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.
TYPE OF OBJECT: Statue, figure
ETHNICAL GROUP: Luba
ORIGIN: Congo Drc
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: 15 3/4 inches high
About 17 1/4 with the base
CONDITION: Medium - Bad
Please have a look on the pictures.
