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Luluwa, Lulua Figure - DRC, Congo - African Art Tribal Art

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Luluwa, Lulua Figure - DRC, Congo - African Art Tribal Art
Luluwa, Lulua Figure - DRC, Congo - African Art Tribal Art
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  • Title: Luluwa, Lulua Figure - DRC, Congo - African Art Tribal Art
  • Date/Period: Mid 20th century
  • Origin: DRC, Congo
  • Dimension: 12,99 Inch
  • Materials: Wood
  • Weight: 0,99 Pounds
  • Item type: Figure, statue
  • Provenance: The different types of Luluwa, Lulua, or even Bena Lulua statues, with multiple scarifications, glorify local chiefs, motherhood, fertility and the female figure. This sculpture exalting the chief is dedicated to the cult buanga bua bukalenge. The prominent abdomen, center of the body and "object of all concern" (The Power of the Sacred, M.Fa?k-Nzuji)and the face, are dotted with scarified motifs.
    It is in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo that the Lulua, or Bena Lulua, from West Africa settled. . Their social structure, based on caste, is similar to that of the Luba. They produced few masks, but mostly statuettes of ancestors representing the ideal warrior, mulalenga wa nkashaama, as well as the head of the Leopard society and statuettes mbulenga related to the spirits of nature. (Black African tribal art. JB Bacquart)
  • Additional Information: Stand not included.

    Reserve: $140.00

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    Luluwa, Lulua Figure - DRC, Congo - African Art Tribal Art

    Estimate $358 - $412
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    Starting Price $140
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