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CONGO DRC
LUBA SHANKADI STATUE
Beautiful sculpture, with the "cascade" hairstyle typical of the Luba Shankadi
Stylization is quite rare, but already encountered; the bottom of the legs in elephant legs, the hands and the chest almost absent, the horizontal linear scarifications...
The Luba are a great people in eastern DRC.
Their caryatid seats, their cup holders, chiefs' sticks, arrow holders, adzes and ancestral statues are very famous and among the most valued objects in African Art.
Characteristics:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Statue, figure
ETHNICAL GROUP: Luba Baluba
ORIGINE: Congo Drc
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: About 13 3/4 inches high (35 cm)
CONDITION: Medium
(see pictures)
Please have a look on the pictures
BIBLIOGRAPHY :
- LUBA, aux sources du Zaire, François NEYT,
Editions du Musee Dapper, 1993.
- MEMORY, Luba Art and the Making of History, Mary Nooter Roberts, 1996
Reserve: $500.00
Shipping:Domestic: Flat-rate of $35.00 to anywhere within the contiguous U.S. International: Foreign shipping rates are determined by destination. International shipping may be subject to VAT. Combined shipping: Please ask about combined shipping for multiple lots before bidding. Location: This item ships from Belgium
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In the rare event that the item did not conform to the lot description in the sale, Jasper52 specialists are here to help. Buyers may return the item for a full refund provided you notify Jasper52 within 5 days of receiving the item.
LUBA SHANKADI STATUE
Beautiful sculpture, with the "cascade" hairstyle typical of the Luba Shankadi
Stylization is quite rare, but already encountered; the bottom of the legs in elephant legs, the hands and the chest almost absent, the horizontal linear scarifications...
The Luba are a great people in eastern DRC.
Their caryatid seats, their cup holders, chiefs' sticks, arrow holders, adzes and ancestral statues are very famous and among the most valued objects in African Art.
Characteristics:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Statue, figure
ETHNICAL GROUP: Luba Baluba
ORIGINE: Congo Drc
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: About 13 3/4 inches high (35 cm)
CONDITION: Medium
(see pictures)
Please have a look on the pictures
BIBLIOGRAPHY :
- LUBA, aux sources du Zaire, François NEYT,
Editions du Musee Dapper, 1993.
- MEMORY, Luba Art and the Making of History, Mary Nooter Roberts, 1996
Reserve: $500.00
Shipping:
Your purchase is protected:
Photos, descriptions, and estimates were prepared with the utmost care by a fully certified expert and appraiser. All items in this sale are guaranteed authentic.
In the rare event that the item did not conform to the lot description in the sale, Jasper52 specialists are here to help. Buyers may return the item for a full refund provided you notify Jasper52 within 5 days of receiving the item.
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Nice LUBA Shankadi figure 13" statue sculpture Congo African Tribal Art 1681
$500.00
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Item located in Belgium$35 shipping in the US
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