Title: Luba feminine statue - DRC ex Zaire - African Art Tribal ArtDate/Period: Second half XX°Origin: DRC ex ZaireDimension: 16,93 InchMaterials: woodWeight: 2,98 PoundsItem type: Statues, ancestors, reliquariesProvenance: The collection comes from the tribal art collection of Guy Mercier, a consultant for the Solvay group, who undertook it at the beginning of the 20th century. Although he travelled extensively in West and Central Africa as part of his work, collecting works in situ, the majority of his collection came from the "cabinets of curiosity" that abounded in European capitals during the 1920s. It also comes from prestigious galleries (Paris, Brussels, London, New York, etc.). The Luba (Baluba in Tchiluba) are a people of Central Africa. Their cradle is Katanga, more precisely the Lubu River region, hence the name (Baluba, meaning "the Lubas"). They were born of a secession from the Songhoy ethnic group, under the leadership of Ilunga Kalala, who caused the death of the old king Kongolo, who has since been venerated in the form of a python. In the 16th century, they created a decentralized chieftaincy state stretching from the Kasai River to Lake Tanganyika. The chefferies cover a small territory with no real frontiers, grouping together no more than three villages.Additional Information: Stand not included. A universal or custom base can be ordered separately.
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