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BEAUTIFUL AND POWERFUL FEMALE CULTURAL STATUE
LUBA
Beautiful classical sculpture, the woman represented is standing, firmly planted on her powerful legs, her hands resting on her chest, her face is serene, like most female Luba sculptures, but despite everything exudes a certain severity, even gravity.
Few scarifications, only in the hollow of the kidneys and on the lower abdomen
Beautiful three-lobed headdress
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.
TYPE OF OBJECT: Statue, statuette
ETHNIC GROUP: Luba, Baluba
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Congo DRC
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: 38.5cm
42.5 cm with its base
CONDITION: Average - bad
(see photos)
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Bibliography - Bibliography
- LUBA, at the sources of Zaire, François NEYT,
Editions of the Dapper Museum, 1993.
- MEMORY, Luba Art and the Making of History, Mary Nooter Roberts, 1996
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BEAUTIFUL AND POWERFUL FEMALE WORSHIP FIGURE LUBA
Beautiful classical sculpture, the represented woman is solid, standing, on her powerful legs, her hands resting on her chest, her face is serene, like most Luba female sculptures, but nevertheless gives off a certain severity. Only a few scarifications, in the small of the back and on the lower abdomen
Beautiful trilobed headdress
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.
TYPE OF OBJECT: Statue, figure
ETHNIC GROUP: Luba Baluba
ORIGIN: Congo Drc
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: 15 1/4 inches high
About 16 3/4 with the base
CONDITION: Medium - Bad
Please have a look on the pictures.