Sold2021A Luba Staff, "kibango"Stab, "kibango" Luba, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 178 cm. Provenienz: - Musée missionnaire des Orphelins, Auteuil. - Abbaye Blanche, Mortain. - Galerie Künzi, Gottfried Künzi (1920-See Sold Price
Sold2022A Luba Staff, "kibango"Luba Würdestab, "kibango" Luba, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Eisen, Bronze, Polsternägel. H 120,5 cm. Provenienz: Helmut (1931-2021) und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Ranghohe WSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Luba Staff, "kibango"Luba Würdestab, "kibango" Luba, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Eisen, Kupfer, Polsternägel. H 149 cm. Provenienz: Helmut (1931-2021) und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Ranghohe W&#See Sold Price
Sold2018Luba "Kibango" Staff with Seated FemaleLuba "Kibango" Staff with Seated Female, fine incised linear designs and brass wrappings. Congo/Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. Size: 49'' x 4'' x 1'' (124 x 10 x 3 cm). Provenance: The Estate oSee Sold Price
Sold2016Luba Figural Walking Staff Kibango Congo AfricaKibango staff is among the most important Luba emblems of authority.At the time of his investiture, the king grasped the staff when he swore his oath of office. Sanctified by a ritual specialist and eSee Sold Price
Sold2022Four African SceptersLot consists of one Luba Kibango staff, and three ceremonial wands venerating Shango, Yoruba deity of thunder. 14.5"-32"See Sold Price
Sold2023Luba Tribal African Ceremonial Staff Sceptre "Kibango", DRCLuba ceremonial staff or sceptre kibango, wood; Democratic Republic of Congo. Kibango were traditionally owned by Chiefs and other important people as symbols of authority, displaying their social posSee Sold Price
Sold2022African Luba Staff Finial, DRCAfrican Luba Staff Finial, DRC. Carved wood. On base. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia. France. Size: 10.5'' x 4.5'' x 2'' (27 x 11 x 5 cm).See Sold Price
Sold2021Very Rare Old Luba Staff Top Ex J. Camp Gallery 1985A very rare Luba or Kalanga carved wooden Staff top with metal ( aluminum) wrapped areas to protect the staff, what remains is stable. The staff top has extensive wear and erosion and is likely a lateSee Sold Price
Sold2023African Luba StaffAfrican Luba Staff. Carved wood. Prof. Gene R. Shreve, South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Size: 56'' x 4.5'' x 2'' (142 x 11 x 5 cm).See Sold Price
Sold2021African Luba StaffAfrican Luba Staff. The shaped staff with incised decoration. Provenance: Sotheby's New York, Tribal Art, November 18, 1997, Lot 190. Size: 54.5'' x 5'' x 1.5'' (138 x 13 x 4 cm). Note: There Are No HSee Sold Price
Sold2019Old Luba Staff Top Ex Ehrlich Collection, New YorkThis is an old and finely carved Luba Staff top, adorned with hand hammered metal ( aluminum) wrapping. DRC/ Congo, Africa. The staff top measures 18.75 inches tall on simple metal base. Provenance: ESee Sold Price
Sold2015AFRICAN LUBA STAFF AND KUBA SPEARLuba Staff has original tack decoration, repaired headress. Largest 60 1/2'' tallSee Sold Price
Sold20175 Carved Wood Luba Staffs5 Luba Staffs. Carved wood. Size: 40'' x 4.5'' x 5'' (102 x 11 x 13 cm). Note: This is a NO RESERVE auction. Bidding on all lots will start at $50.See Sold Price
Sold2022African Wooden Folding Chair and StakeLot contains a carved wooden African folding chair, with carved designs of antelope, two figures, and bird, with lizard carving on back of chair, and a Luba Kibango Stake, metal rod for inserting intoSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Luba Janus Staff with Hand MotifA carved wooden staff embellished with hammered aluminum metal strips and featuring a janus male and female ancestor staff and topped with a hand motif with one finger pointing upward. Luba peoples, DSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Very Rare Luba Prestige Staff Ex Al Gordon CollectionThis is a very fine and rare carved wooden Eastern Luba Chief's staff, accented with hammered aluminum and incised designs. Luba peoples, DRC/Congo, Africa. Provenance: Irwin Cernic, NY, acquired fromSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Very Fine Old Luba Janus Staff Ex Becker CollectionA finely carved male & female janus form staff with raised and carved details on the ancestors and well handled flared sections on the staff handles. The twin-figured staff refers to Mpanga and Banze,See Sold Price
Sold2015Luba prestige staff, 20th c.A wood prestige staff. DRC, Luba, 20th century. 61 1/2"h w/o stand. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TXSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Luba Prestige Staff, African ArtA carved wooden staff with a female ancestor as a top finial and well handled surface. Luba peoples, DRC/ Congo, Central Africa. The staff has been custom mounted to a display stand and measures 29 inSee Sold Price
Sold20163 African Staffs: Luba-Songye, Akan, Senufo3 African Staffs: 1 Luba-Songye, 1 brass Akan, 1 Senufo Poro, all mounted on stands, tallest is 54" (not including stand),See Sold Price
Sold2021Ceremonial Staff – Beads, Raphia, Wood – Luba – DRTitle: Ceremonial Staff – Beads, Raphia, Wood – Luba – DR Congo Provenance/Additional Info: Stylistic wooden staff from the Luba people of DR Congo. Staffs of command or scepters, were always emSee Sold Price
Sold2021African Luba Stool and a Yoruba Shango StaffAfrican Jani-form stool with male and female supports from the Luba, and a kneeling female devotee Shango Cult staff from the Yoruba of Nigeria. Carved wood. Provenance: A Private Oregon collection. SSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Luba Bowstand African ArtA Finely carved wooden staff with incised designs and a fine ancestor figure. Bow Stands were used to prop up the bow and arrows of a dignitary when not in use, there is also some mention of such stanSee Sold Price
May 16Freeman's | HindmanCircle of Giovanni Battista Franco (Italian, 1498-1561) Studies of a Man Leaning on a StaffUS$1,000
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