MC1405 Beautiful Ceremonial Ax Luba SHANKADI Baluba Prestige Ax Congo DRC
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CONGO DRC
GOOD PROVENANCE
ELEGANT CEREMONIAL AX LUBA SHANKADI
Pretty Waterfall Hairstyle
Axes and adzes are objects of power
The Luba are a large people of eastern DRC.
Their seats with caryatids, their carriers of cups, staffs of chiefs, arrow holders, adzes and statues of ancestors are very famous and among the most prized objects in African Art.
Features:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Ax
ETHNIC GROUP: Luba
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Congo DRC
MATERIAL: Wood, Iron
DIMENSIONS: 41cm
47.5 cm with the base
47.5 cm with the base
CONDITION: Average
(see photos)
The base is included
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
ELEGANT LUBA SHANKADI CEREMONIAL AX
Pretty waterfall hairstyle
Axes and adzes are objects of power
Axes and adzes are objects of power
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: Axis
ETHNIC GROUP: Luba
ORIGIN: Congo Drc
MATERIAL: Wood. Iron
DIMENSIONS: 16 1/4 inches high
48 3/4" with the stand display
48 3/4" with the stand display
CONDITION: Medium
Please have a look on the pictures.
The base is included