Fertility couple - Luba - Congo - SOLD
Note that among the Luba, the social system is very hierarchical, the woman occupies a very important place as founder of lineages.The Luba have made a number of prestigious pieces and objects of power, this piece with overflowing expressiveness is one of them.Luba art remains, however, a refined art, curves, scarification, beautiful headdresses often adorned, cross or cascade, are part of the artistic corpus of the Luba.SpecsOriginEx private collection BelgiumSize26 x 21 cmDatingCirca 1960Material(s)Wood
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Data sheet
- Presumed dating
- Circa 1960
- Size
- Ethnic group
- Material(s)
- Wood
- Country
- Origin
- Tribal art collection Belgium
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Note that among the Luba, the social system is very hierarchical, the woman occupies a very important place as founder of lineages.The Luba have made a number of prestigious pieces and objects of power, this piece with overflowing expressiveness is one of them.Luba art remains, however, a refined art, curves, scarification, beautiful headdresses often adorned, cross or cascade, are part of the artistic corpus of the Luba.SpecsOriginEx private collection BelgiumSize26 x 21 cmDatingCirca 1960Material(s)Wood