SOLD / SOLD! MC1326 LUBA style statue of the Master of Mulongo Female Figure Congo DRC
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CONGO DRC
Cult female statuette
LUBA
This visibly old statue is typically in the style of the workshop of the Master of Mulongo, an artist from around Lake Upemba
The scarifications are numerous and delicate, the hairstyle in crossed braids.
Solidly planted on her short legs, she has an asymmetry in the arms, which is relatively rare
A statuette with a very similar gesture is published in Tribal Art Magazine N°100, summer 2021, page 89
As often, in Luba art, the work is imbued with great serenity
The scarifications are numerous and delicate, the hairstyle in crossed braids.
Solidly planted on her short legs, she has an asymmetry in the arms, which is relatively rare
A statuette with a very similar gesture is published in Tribal Art Magazine N°100, summer 2021, page 89
As often, in Luba art, the work is imbued with great serenity
The Luba are a large people of eastern DRC. Their seats with caryatids, their carriers of cups, staffs of chiefs, 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
DIMENSIONS: 30.5cm
33.5 cm with the base
33.5 cm with the base
CONDITION: Fair - Poor
Many defects, the main ones are on the face, the right arm, the headdress and the back
(see photos)
Many defects, the main ones are on the face, the right arm, the headdress and the back
(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
LUBA female cult figure
This visibly old statue is typical of the Mulongo style
The scarifications are numerous and delicate, the hairstyle in crossed braids.
Firmly planted on her short legs, she presents an asymmetry in the arms, which is relatively rare.
A statuette with a very similar gesture is published in Tribal Art Magazine N ° 100, summer 2021, page 89
As often, in Luba art, a piece that exudes great serenity
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
ETHNIC GROUP: Luba Baluba
ORIGIN: Congo Drc
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: About 12 inches high
About 13 1/4 inches with the base
About 13 1/4 inches with the base
CONDITION: Medium - Bad
Numerous defects, the main ones being on the face, right arm, headdress and back
(see pictures)
Numerous defects, the main ones being on the face, right arm, headdress and back
(see pictures)
Please have a look on the pictures