SOLD! MC0352 Luba bowl carrier - Mboko Bowl Bearer Congo DRC
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CONGO DRC
Beautiful LUBA cup carrier - Mboko
Visibly old, typical of the eastern Luba
Beautiful LUBA cup carrier - Mboko
Visibly old, typical of the eastern Luba
The famous "Cup Carriers" of the Luba are sacred sculptures, representing a seated, kneeling (or much more rarely standing) woman holding in both hands (or more rarely on her head) a container in the shape of a gourd or a ceramic cup.
Used by the Bilumbu, the diviners, they are the passage, the intermediary, between them and the spirit world. The woman represented (formerly commonly called Kabila) is a clairvoyant holding the Mboko, a calabash containing the divination material... She is supposed to accompany the diviner when he enters into a trance.....
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: Cup bearer, Statue, statuette
ETHNIC GROUP: Luba, Baluba
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Congo DRC
MATERIAL: Wood, glass (necklace)
DIMENSIONS: Height 38.5 cm
CONDITION: Average
(see photos)
Used by the Bilumbu, the diviners, they are the passage, the intermediary, between them and the spirit world. The woman represented (formerly commonly called Kabila) is a clairvoyant holding the Mboko, a calabash containing the divination material... She is supposed to accompany the diviner when he enters into a trance.....
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: Cup bearer, Statue, statuette
ETHNIC GROUP: Luba, Baluba
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Congo DRC
MATERIAL: Wood, glass (necklace)
DIMENSIONS: Height 38.5 cm
CONDITION: Average
(see photos)
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BIBLIOGRAPHY - BIBLIOGRAPHY:
- Objects Signs of Africa, Texts collected by Luc de Heusch on the occasion of the exhibition “Hidden Treasures” at the Royal Museum of Central Africa, Snoek, 1994.
"Sacred kaolin and the Luba cup-bearers, by Pierre Petit of the CNRS, pages 97-110
- 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
- Congo River, François NEYT, Quai Branly Museum, Mercator Fund, 2010
- Art of Africa, Oceania and North America, Christie's, 06/23/2015, lot 87
estimate 10,000 to 15,000, sold for 45,900
- Objects Signs of Africa, Texts collected by Luc de Heusch on the occasion of the exhibition “Hidden Treasures” at the Royal Museum of Central Africa, Snoek, 1994.
"Sacred kaolin and the Luba cup-bearers, by Pierre Petit of the CNRS, pages 97-110
- 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
- Congo River, François NEYT, Quai Branly Museum, Mercator Fund, 2010
- Art of Africa, Oceania and North America, Christie's, 06/23/2015, lot 87
estimate 10,000 to 15,000, sold for 45,900
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CONGO DRC
Beautiful LUBA Bowl Bearer
Beautiful LUBA Bowl Bearer
Visibly old, this "mboko" is typical of the Eastern Luba
The famous “Cup bearers” of the Luba are sacralized sculptures, representing a seated, kneeling (or much more rarely standing) woman holding with her two hands (or more rarely on the head) a container. Used by the Bilumbu, the soothsayers, they are the passage, the intermediary, between them and the spirit world. The woman represented (formerly commonly called Kabila) is a clairvoyant holding the Mboko, calabash containing the divination material ...
She is supposed to accompany the soothsayer when it enters into trances
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: Cup bearer, Statue, figure
ETHNICAL GROUP: Luba Baluba
ORIGIN: Congo Drc
MATERIAL: Wood, glass (necklace)
DIMENSIONS: About 15 1/4 inches high (38.5 cm)
CONDITION: Medium
Please have a look on the pictures
The famous “Cup bearers” of the Luba are sacralized sculptures, representing a seated, kneeling (or much more rarely standing) woman holding with her two hands (or more rarely on the head) a container. Used by the Bilumbu, the soothsayers, they are the passage, the intermediary, between them and the spirit world. The woman represented (formerly commonly called Kabila) is a clairvoyant holding the Mboko, calabash containing the divination material ...
She is supposed to accompany the soothsayer when it enters into trances
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: Cup bearer, Statue, figure
ETHNICAL GROUP: Luba Baluba
ORIGIN: Congo Drc
MATERIAL: Wood, glass (necklace)
DIMENSIONS: About 15 1/4 inches high (38.5 cm)
CONDITION: Medium
Please have a look on the pictures