Luba Kibango scepter top
€250.00
The Luba kibango scepter is a major badge of authority in the tradition of the kingdom.
The power symbolized by African Luba scepters varied from place to place, depending on the shape of the emblem, the signs carved into it, and the status of the holder.
The meanings of these objects also take on different levels of understanding, some of which were immediately perceptible to everyone and others perfectly secret and reserved for insiders. The scepters were what the name is to the person, with its visible and public side and its secret and personal side.
Genii and spirits oversaw all institutional functions and the female presence remained constant.
Shipping fees
02295
Data sheet
- Presumed dating
- Mid XXth century
- Size
- 31 cm
- Ethnic group
- Material(s)
- Wood
- Country
- Origin
- Tribal art collection Belgium
- Stand
- Included
- Condition
- Excellent
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The Luba kibango scepter is a major badge of authority in the tradition of the kingdom.
The power symbolized by African Luba scepters varied from place to place, depending on the shape of the emblem, the signs carved into it, and the status of the holder.
The meanings of these objects also take on different levels of understanding, some of which were immediately perceptible to everyone and others perfectly secret and reserved for insiders. The scepters were what the name is to the person, with its visible and public side and its secret and personal side.
Genii and spirits oversaw all institutional functions and the female presence remained constant.