Luba Lubuko oracle

€125.00

Art and divination in the Luba kingdom

In Luba culture, divination occupies an important place. Men and women could be priests and priestesses and this end uses Lubuko objects of different types, such as oracles to be held in the hand, calabashes, horned figurines, and more. Here, this apparently sketchy object was originally supposed to include a horn stuck in the top of the skull, itself loaded with magical materials. The object was held in hand by the cylindrical trunk.

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Data sheet

Presumed dating
Early XXth century
Size
11,5 cm
Ethnic group
Luba / Baluba / Louba
Material(s)
Wood
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Origin
Tribal art collection Belgium
Stand
Included
Condition
Vintage

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