MC1276 Luba Female Figure Congo DRC
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English description below
CONGO DRC
Cult female statuette
LUBA
LUBA
This visibly ancient statue is typically in the style of the Eastern Luba.
Its former owner told me that it came from a Honga workshop
Very pretty face
As often, in Luba art, the work is imbued with great serenity
Its former owner told me that it came from a Honga workshop
Very pretty face
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: 32.5cm
36 cm with the base
36 cm with the base
CONDITION: Fair - Poor
(see photos)
(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 worship figure
This visibly ancient statue is typically in the style of the Eastern Luba.
Her former owner told me she was from a Honga workshop
Very pretty face
As often, in Luba art, a piece that exudes great serenity
Her former owner told me she was from a Honga workshop
Very pretty face
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 3/4 inches high
About 14 1/4 inches with the base
About 14 1/4 inches with the base
CONDITION: Medium - Bad
(see pictures)
(see pictures)
Please have a look on the pictures