neck rest - Bena Lulua - DR Congo

Superb Bena Lulua neck-rest from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, carved in the form of a female figure bearing the resting tablet on her head. The work captivates with the elegance of its volumes, the finesse of the geometric scarifications, and its deep patina of use in brown-black. Among the Lulua, these refined objects accompanied dignitaries and chiefs, preserving elaborate hairstyles during sleep. Beyond their practical function, they embodied prestige, spiritual protection, and the ideal of feminine beauty associated with fertility and ancestral transmission.

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