totem - Wood - Yaka - DR Congo
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Figure - Wood - Luba - Congo DRC
This female anthropomorphic figure ( 25cm high) is from the Luba people, a Bantu-speaking group who live in south central Democratic Republic of the Congo.
A female Luba figure H= 40 cm Some insect damages.
Provenance: Frédéric Coppin.
A typical carving with hands on the belly.
For the Luba, women are on the top of the society.
This women has a 8 shaped mouth, and a black encrusted patina, and a dot on top of the head witha hole to contain a magical charge.
The wood is well oxidized attesting some age. I would say around 1950-60. Part of the round base missing due to insect damages, some chip of the wood missing on the top near the charge hole.
No longer available
Figure - Wood - Luba - Congo DRC
This female anthropomorphic figure ( 25cm high) is from the Luba people, a Bantu-speaking group who live in south central Democratic Republic of the Congo.
A female Luba figure H= 40 cm Some insect damages.
Provenance: Frédéric Coppin.
A typical carving with hands on the belly.
For the Luba, women are on the top of the society.
This women has a 8 shaped mouth, and a black encrusted patina, and a dot on top of the head witha hole to contain a magical charge.
The wood is well oxidized attesting some age. I would say around 1950-60. Part of the round base missing due to insect damages, some chip of the wood missing on the top near the charge hole.
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David Norden BuyAfricanAntiques(Dot)com is a third-generation antique dealer, and has been dealing African Art in Antwerp (Belgium) since 1992:
"I do not buy directly from Africa, and try to avoid objects made only for decoration. Nearly all the objects I sell are at least 50 years old. My objects come from European and American private collections, auction houses, fellow dealers and other collectors from around the world. I favour figurative masks and figures, but am interested in all fine quality carvings with good age, preferably used in a tribal context".
All lots are sold with full written descriptions of the piece and the tribe to which it belongs, along with David Norden's analysis, interpretation, and full guarantee.
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