Fine LUBA classical cultual figure statue Congo African

Title: Fine LUBA classical cultual figure statue Congo African Tribal Art TRIBALART BE
Description: CONGO DRC
SUPERB LUBA
Female Cult Figure
Beautiful classic Luba style statue
(probably from the Middle Luvua area)
The hands are placed on the shoulders, scarifications typical and numerous, headdress cross. The patina dark and worn in places.
The Luba are a great people in eastern DRC.
Their caryatid seats, their cup holders, chiefs' sticks, arrow holders, adzes and cult figures are very famous and among the most valued objects in African Art.
Characteristics:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Statue, figure
ETHNICAL GROUP: Luba Baluba
ORIGINE: Congo Drc
MATÉRIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: 15 1/2 inches high
About 17 with the base
CONDITION: Medium
Please have a look on the pictures and the description.
------------------------------
Bibliographie - Bibliography
LUBA, aux sources du Zaïre, François NEYT,
Editions du Musée Dapper, 1993.
- MEMORY, Luba Art and the Making of History, Mary Nooter Roberts, 1996
-----------------------------

Reserve: $1,250.00

Shipping:
Domestic: Flat-rate of $20.00 to anywhere within the contiguous U.S.
International: Foreign shipping rates are determined by destination.
Combined shipping: Please ask about combined shipping for multiple lots before bidding.
Location: This item ships from Belguim.

Your purchase is protected:
Photos, descriptions, and estimates were prepared with the utmost care by a fully certified expert and appraiser. All items in this sale are guaranteed authentic.

In the rare event that the item did not conform to the lot description in the sale, Jasper52 specialists are here to help. Buyers may return the item for a full refund provided you notify Jasper52 within 5 days of receiving the item.