SOLD / SOLD! MC0940 Jolie statue LUBA Congo DRC Beautiful female figure
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CONGO DRC
Pretty religious female statuette
Eastern LUBA
Nice classical statue in the style of the Eastern Luba
Beautiful sculpted headdress in crossed braids. beautiful scarifications. The position is typical, firmly planted on slightly bent legs, hands on the chest.
The work is imbued with a 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.
Beautiful sculpted headdress in crossed braids. beautiful scarifications. The position is typical, firmly planted on slightly bent legs, hands on the chest.
The work is imbued with a 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: 31cm
34.5 cm with the base
34.5 cm with the base
CONDITION: Average
(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
Beautiful female worship figure
Eastern LUBA
This delicate statue has a classic Eastern Luba style, a beautiful crossed braids hairstyle with , the body is covered with traditional scarifications. The position is typical, solidly planted on her legs, her hands on the breasts.
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 1/4 inches high
About 13 1/2 inches with the base
About 13 1/2 inches with the base
CONDITION: Medium
Please have a look on the pictures