LUMBU
LUMBU
Fetish plug.
From Nkomie, near Tchibanga (Gabon). 20th century.Height: 33 cm + base: 9 cm.An IR spectroscopy dating certificate (G. Matthaes patent) from the Museo d’Arte e Scienza, Milan, no. 3AD-2796, indicates the date 1936 ± 6 years.Light wood, dark patina with traces of resin in certain areas of the body.The figure wears a dome-shaped headdress. Uniquely, it features two recesses designed to hold objects believed to possess magical powers: a small chest cavity and a large cavity on the back.
LUMBU
Fetish plug.
From Nkomie, near Tchibanga (Gabon). 20th century.Height: 33 cm + base: 9 cm.An IR spectroscopy dating certificate (G. Matthaes patent) from the Museo d’Arte e Scienza, Milan, no. 3AD-2796, indicates the date 1936 ± 6 years.Light wood, dark patina with traces of resin in certain areas of the body.The figure wears a dome-shaped headdress. Uniquely, it features two recesses designed to hold objects believed to possess magical powers: a small chest cavity and a large cavity on the back.
