MC1134 Luba Congo Kibango Chief's Staff Cane Regalia Scepter
Regular price
$879.00
English description below
CONGO DRC
LUBA - KIBANGO
CHEF'S CANE - SCEPTER OF AUTHORITY
STICK OF COMMAND
Superb feminine representation, all in elegance and finesse
The Kibango , staffs of command, symbols of authority (regalia), were reserved for leaders, village chiefs or important dignitaries. They displayed the social position of their holders.
The plank-like section engraved with symbolic geometric patterns is called dibulu .
The plank-like section engraved with symbolic geometric patterns is called dibulu .
The Luba are a large people of the DRC.
Their seats with caryatids, their carriers of cups, staffs of chiefs, arrow holders, adzes and cult statuettes are very famous and among the most prized objects in African Art.
Features:
ITEM TYPE: Scepter, Staff of Command
ETHNIC GROUP: Luba, Baluba.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Congo DRC
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: 52cm
57.5 with base
CONDITION: Average
CONDITION: Average
The lower metal part is missing
(see photos)
The base is included
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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
- MEMORY, Luba Art and the Making of History, Mary Nooter Roberts, 1996
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CONGO DRC
SUPERB LUBA CHIEF'S STAFF - SCEPTER - CANE ( KIBANGO )
Chief's staffs, symbols of authority (regalia), were reserved for leaders, village chiefs or important dignitaries. They displayed the social position of their holders.
The board-shaped section engraved with geometric patterns is called dibulu. The female representation that surmounts it is of very good quality.
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: Scepter, Chief's staff
ETHNIC GROUP: Luba, Baluba.
ORIGIN: Congo Drc
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: About 20 1/2 inches high
About 22 1/2 inches with the stand display
CONDITION: Medium
CONDITION: Medium
The lower metal part is missing
Please have a look on the pictures
Stand display is included
Stand display is included