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Item Details

Description

D.R. Congo

Wood, 20,5 cm

Provenance:
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels
Private collection
Didier Claes, Brussels

Published:
Bettina von Lintig, African Impressions. Tribal Art and Currents of Life, 5 Continents, Milan, 2011, p.71, pl.25

Finely carved squatting figure with delicate scar decoration on the face. In this Lulua sculpture, we recognize the stylistic influence of Luba, Kuba, and Tshokwe carvers. Figures like these are believed to protect from illness, but according to Constantine Petrides in "Luluwa. Central African Art Between Heaven and Earth" (Mercator Fonds, Brussels, 2018, p.93), these figures might also be related to the hunt.

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Bena Lulua Seated Figure

Name: Bena Lulua Seated Figure
SKU: 161932820
Price: 15000 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €10,000 - €15,000

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