LUMBO, Gabon.
LUMBO, Gabon. Wood, fabric, pigment, magical charge. A rare “bilombo” sculpture—a ceremonial staff carved with a bust featuring an abdominal charge that was once considered sacred, and topped with a woman’s head wearing an elaborate headdress. The bilombo is the female “fetish” and the exclusive property of a woman initiated into “bwiti.” First half of the 20th century. H. 34.5 cm. Provenance: former collection of Jacques Viault, Paris
LUMBO, Gabon. Wood, fabric, pigment, magical charge. A rare “bilombo” sculpture—a ceremonial staff carved with a bust featuring an abdominal charge that was once considered sacred, and topped with a woman’s head wearing an elaborate headdress. The bilombo is the female “fetish” and the exclusive property of a woman initiated into “bwiti.” First half of the 20th century. H. 34.5 cm. Provenance: former collection of Jacques Viault, Paris
