A Luba-Shankadi Divination Implement / Handle

Wahrsagegerät / Griff Luba-Shankadi, DR Kongo Divination implement / Handle Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 13 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung, Bern. CHF 100 / 200 EUR 100 / 200

A well handled and worn Janus form carved wooden fetish with a deep well handled surface patina suggesting years of field use. Divination and power figures like this were used as instruments used to b

19/20th century Luba wood figure on a gourd, The base of this figure is attached to a gourd or calabash that served as an important divination implement for members of the Bugogo society. This society

A Fine Luba Shankadi Female Spirit figure from the Congo, Africa. Carved wooden female idol with serene downcast heavy eye lids and hands in front of abdomen in a traditional pose. According to the li

Sitz, "kipona" Luba-Shankadi, DR Kongo Kiloko of Bussangu Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 33 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Maria Wyss, Basel. - Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. CHF 3 000 / 6 000 EU

A divination figure, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luba. 20th century. 11 1/2". With base: 13". Provenance: The Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Small divination figu

CONGO DRC LUBA Cup Bearer Beautiful Shankadi cup bearer, with her typical cascading haircut The famous “Cup bearers” of the Luba are sacralized sculptures, representing a seated, kneeling

A VERY OLD CARVED WOODEN "NKISHI" SCULPTURE FROM THE LUBA PEOPLES OF THE CONGO, AFRICA. MEASURES 20 INCHES TALL ( 21.5 INCHES ON PROFESSIONAL CUSTOM DISPLAY STAND) PLEASE NOTE THE DEEPLY PATINATED SUR

CONGO DRC Cute female cultual figure LUBA SHANKADI This delicate statue has a classic Shankadi style, a pretty cascading hairstyle, traditional scarifications. The position is typical, solidly planted

A rare carved wooden scene of a divination ritual with a large serpent rising up between the diviner and the Mother and child. The sculpture was carved from a single piece of wood and painatd black. L

Title: A beautiful old African Luba Shankadi, from RDC headrest Date/Period: c1970 Materials: wood Dimensions: 19hx20wx7d Description: A neck suport made from one piece of wood. The two beautifully de

A Rare Old carved wooden divination idol knwon by the tribe as "kakishi". Such idols are used to carry out a form of divination practice by the Luba known as "Kashekesheke". Essentially, this is a rit

A Carved wooden female idol with serene downcast heavy eye lids and hands in front of abdomen in a traditional pose. According to the literature it was believed that only the image of a woman’s body

A carved wooden idol featuring male and female janus form, all carved from a single piece of dense and heavy wood. Such sculptures were traditionally used in divination ritual. Luba peoples, DRC/Congo

Hand carved wood headrest, Luba-Shankadi peoples, the Democratic Republic of Congo, having an oval top resting on a double caryatid base, depicting a woman with a cascade coiffeur embracing a man, the

A rare old wooden magic fetish with a well handled surface and strong visual presence. Luba or Kusu peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The sculpture has been custom mounted and measures 6.25 inches

Made from carved wood and leather. Retains original feather fetish. 11 1/2'' tall

This is a finely carved wooden sculpture from the Luba peoples of The Congo, Africa. This sculpture represents a Divination ritual, the diviner sits with the person, hands out, and offerings are made,

Four: 20th c. Carved wood Largest: 20" x 3 7/8" x 12 1/2" Provenance: Allan Stone Collection, New York The Senufo peoples consist of more than thirty subgroups with many local variations of language a

A group of three Divination Implements. Inscribed wood. East Africa. Smallest: 4" x 1". Largest: 5" x 1". Condition: Abrasions, crack, and gouge. Provenance: From a Washington, DC Private Collection.

147 Schalenträgerin, "mboko" (TRIBAL ART) Luba-Shankadi, DR Kongo Kunstgewerbe / pièce d'artisanat / handicraft Holz. H 39,5 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass Kurt Hösli-Brutschin (1928-2006), Basel. Publiz

146 Schalenträgerin, "mboko" (TRIBAL ART) Luba-Shankadi, DR Kongo Kunstgewerbe / pièce d'artisanat / handicraft Holz. H 50,5 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass Kurt Hösli-Brutschin (1928-2006), Basel. Publiz

Group of two Dan divination objects. ++ A janus divination object with red pigment and cowre shells, Ivory Coast, Dan. 1st half 20th century. 7 3/4"h with base. ++ A divination implement in the shape

AN AFRICAN CARVED WOOD SEATED FEMALE FIGURE, POSSIBLY LUBA/SHANKADI PEOPLE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY, carved in a seated position with short hairstyle above almond sha