Luba mboko cup figure
Vision of Luba art
This remarkable Luba cup bearer is an object linked to the divination rite, like the other women with cups.
The face is very elongated with a beautiful expression, the hands holding the bowl are schematized, the aesthetic balance of the object is remarkable.
The theme of the woman with the bowl is linked to the rite of divination.
In the bowl is preserved white clay, which in the whole of black Africa has a ritual meaning. On this Luba cup holder, the woman sits holding the bowl.
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Data sheet
- Presumed dating
- Circa 1960
- Size
- 20 cm
- Ethnic group
- Material(s)
- Wood
- Country
- Origin
- Tribal art collection Belgium
- Condition
- Very good
Vision of Luba art
This remarkable Luba cup bearer is an object linked to the divination rite, like the other women with cups.
The face is very elongated with a beautiful expression, the hands holding the bowl are schematized, the aesthetic balance of the object is remarkable.
The theme of the woman with the bowl is linked to the rite of divination.
In the bowl is preserved white clay, which in the whole of black Africa has a ritual meaning. On this Luba cup holder, the woman sits holding the bowl.