English description below
CONGO DRC
LUBA - Rare Large Kifwebe Mask
A large label inside
Village: MUKUNA? (almost illegible)
Chiefdom: ? (illegible)
Territory: ? (illegible)
Like their neighbors Songye, the Luba created these very recognizable and sought-after striated masks
The Luba are a large people of eastern DRC. Their seats with caryatids, 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.
PROVENANCE: Patrick Claes
Patric Claes is a Belgian African Art dealer, located in Brussels. He is a specialist in the traditional arts of the Congo.
Participating in the last Cultures Bruneaf in 2019 at Sablon, Brussels, he also organized an exhibition of Masques Mbangu Pende (disease masks) in 2017
Features:
ITEM TYPE: Mask
ETHNIC GROUP: Luba - Baluba
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Congo DRC
MATERIAL: Wood.
DIMENSIONS: Height: 49 cm
CONDITION: Average - bad
Large slot (see last photo)
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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
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CONGO DRC
LUBA
Rare Kifwebe Large Mask
Like their neighbors Songye, the Luba created these highly recognizable and sought-after striated masks
There is a sticker inside
Village: MUKUNA? (but a little unreadable)
Chiefdom: ? (unreadable)
Territory: ? (unreadable)
The Luba are a great people in eastern DRC.
Their caryatid seats, bearing cups, chiefs' sticks, arrow holders, adzes and ancestral statues are very famous and among the most valued objects in African Art.
PROVENANCE: Patrick Claes
Patric Claes is a Belgian dealer of African Art in Brussels
He's a specialist for the Congo traditional Arts
Exhibition in Cultures Bruneaf Brussels in 2019
He also made an exhibition of MBANGU PENDE (sickness Pende masks) in 2017.
TYPE OF OBJECT: Mask
ETHNIC GROUP: Luba
ORIGIN: Congo Drc
MATERIAL: Wood.
DIMENSIONS: about 19 1/4 Inches high.
CONDITION: Medium - Bad
Large crackle (last picture)
Please have a look on the pictures.
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