Headrest "musamo" - Luba - DR Congo

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Headrest "musamo" Luba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Max height: 13.5 cm
Period: beginning of the 20th century (1900-1920)
Materials: wood (Chlorophora excelsa)
Provenance: tribal art dealer Jos Humblet - Belgium

As Mary Nooter Roberts notes, 'wooden headrests were commonly used by the Luba of previous generations to protect their elegant hairstyles during sleep. The hairstyles of the figures (caryatid headrests) that support them reflect nineteenth-century fashion. Headrests were objects of extreme intimacy and carried great personal value for their owners, who regarded them as sacred and were sometimes buried with them.' (Body Politics: The Female Image in Luba Art and the Sculpture of Alison Saar, UCLA Fowler Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 2000, p. 35, fig. 35)

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Headrest "musamo" Luba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Max height: 13.5 cm
Period: beginning of the 20th century (1900-1920)
Materials: wood (Chlorophora excelsa)
Provenance: tribal art dealer Jos Humblet - Belgium

As Mary Nooter Roberts notes, 'wooden headrests were commonly used by the Luba of previous generations to protect their elegant hairstyles during sleep. The hairstyles of the figures (caryatid headrests) that support them reflect nineteenth-century fashion. Headrests were objects of extreme intimacy and carried great personal value for their owners, who regarded them as sacred and were sometimes buried with them.' (Body Politics: The Female Image in Luba Art and the Sculpture of Alison Saar, UCLA Fowler Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 2000, p. 35, fig. 35)

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Details

Ethnic group/ culture
Luba
Country of Origin
DR Congo
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Excellent condition
Title of artwork
Headrest "musamo"
Height
13.5 cm
Width
11.5 cm
Depth
6.5 cm
Provenance
Gallery / Antique dealer
BelgiumVerified
40
Objects sold
100%
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