Tabwa Mpundu doll - SOLD OUT
African art from South East Congo
Wooden statuette of whose sex is undetermined. The head is round, the eyes encrusted in inverted crescents. This Tabwa Mpundu doll hereby stands out on the trunk of a band of engraved herringbone patterns.
Historically the Tabwa or Batabwa lived under the rule of the Luba in small autonomous villages scattered over a territory that stretched across the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Literally, the term tabwa means to be tied up and refers to the time when this ethnic group was enslaved. It was during the 19th century, when the ivory trade enriched eastern Congo that the Tabwa people obtained their independence from the Luba kingdom.
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Data sheet
- Presumed dating
- Mid XXth century
- Size
- 16 cm
- Ethnic group
- Material(s)
- Wood
- Country
- Origin
- Tribal art collection Belgium
- Condition
- Excellent
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African art from South East Congo
Wooden statuette of whose sex is undetermined. The head is round, the eyes encrusted in inverted crescents. This Tabwa Mpundu doll hereby stands out on the trunk of a band of engraved herringbone patterns.
Historically the Tabwa or Batabwa lived under the rule of the Luba in small autonomous villages scattered over a territory that stretched across the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Literally, the term tabwa means to be tied up and refers to the time when this ethnic group was enslaved. It was during the 19th century, when the ivory trade enriched eastern Congo that the Tabwa people obtained their independence from the Luba kingdom.