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Luba reliquary wooden head - DRC Congo - African Art

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Luba reliquary wooden head - DRC Congo - African Art

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Title:Luba reliquary wooden head - DRC Congo - African Art Tribal Art

Description:Luba settled mainly in the Upemba Valley and along the banks of the Lualaba.royal.This type of protective figures offering a meditative appearance would embody an ancestor communicating with the guardian spirits, 'mvidye', intermediaries between the spiritual world and individuals, and can also embody the spirits of nature among the Luba of Kasai and also the first soothsayer Luba. King Luba mulopwe dedunate his powers partially to local lineage leaders or secondary leaders, whom he appointed himself. Like the king, these chiefs used symbols of authority strongly similar to those of the king and bestowed upon them by the king. These symbols include command sticks, cariatid stools, arrow holders and divination bowls. The dignitaries used them to justify and strengthen their social position. Among our sources: Luba, F. Neyt; Treasures of Africa Tervuren Museum.

Item category: Head, reliquary, figure, statue

Date/Period: Second half 20th century

Origin: DRC, Congo

Material: Wood

Size: 16.93 Inch

Weight: 3.2 Pounds

Additional Info: Stand not included.

Reserve: $121.00

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