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Art and surrealism among the Luluwa
This prestigious neck-rest comes from between the Kasai and Sankuru rivers, South of Congo. Its rare and specific style makes it an exceptional neck rest. The body of the standing figure is slightly leaning forward and supports an impressive seat extending backwards, a true feat of mastery of form. The face of this neck rest is not neglected. The face is small, with a large rounded forehead, the eyes are edged with the border of the eyelids, a decoration of lines accentuates the finesse of the work. This art denotes a tendency, not only to refinement but to surrealism.
In applied art, the Luluwa know how to stand out, on this example the main stylistic characteristic are the imposing feet, we find this precise characteristic on an example of the inventory of the museum of Tervuren, Africa Museum, MRAC.
Reference :
Collection : Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium
Inventory nr : EO.0.0.18802
Acquisition date : 1914-06-08
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Data sheet
- Presumed dating
- Second part of the 20th century
- Size
- 20 cm
- Ethnic group
- Material(s)
- Wood (Crossopterix febrifuga)
- Country
- Origin
- Inheritance & Succession, Belgium
- Condition
- Rare and surreal
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Art and surrealism among the Luluwa
This prestigious neck-rest comes from between the Kasai and Sankuru rivers, South of Congo. Its rare and specific style makes it an exceptional neck rest. The body of the standing figure is slightly leaning forward and supports an impressive seat extending backwards, a true feat of mastery of form. The face of this neck rest is not neglected. The face is small, with a large rounded forehead, the eyes are edged with the border of the eyelids, a decoration of lines accentuates the finesse of the work. This art denotes a tendency, not only to refinement but to surrealism.
In applied art, the Luluwa know how to stand out, on this example the main stylistic characteristic are the imposing feet, we find this precise characteristic on an example of the inventory of the museum of Tervuren, Africa Museum, MRAC.
Reference :
Collection : Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium
Inventory nr : EO.0.0.18802
Acquisition date : 1914-06-08