SOLD! MC1469 Cute Female Figure Congo DRC Luba Cute Female Figure Congo DRC
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CONGO DRC
Beautiful female cult statuette
LUBA CENTRALS
LUBA CENTRALS
Beautiful patina
Probably from a workshop in the Malemba Nkulu region, in the Upemba depression
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.
Probably from a workshop in the Malemba Nkulu region, in the Upemba depression
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
ETHNIC GROUP: Luba, Baluba
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Congo DRC
MATERIAL: Wood, plastic beads
DIMENSIONS: 25 cm
CONDITION: Average
(see photos)
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
- 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
Cute LUBA female cult figure
Nice patina
Probably from Malemba Nkulu in the Upemb area
Nice patina
Probably from Malemba Nkulu in the Upemb area
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, plastic beads
DIMENSIONS: About 9 3/4 inches high
CONDITION: Medium
(see photos)
CONDITION: Medium
(see photos)
Please have a look on the pictures