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A Luba Ceremonial Axe, "kibiki": Zeremonial-Axt, "kibiki" Luba, Shankadi. DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Eisen. H 43 cm. Provenienz: - Helmut (1931-2021) und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. - Hammer Auktionen, Basel (18.01.2
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A Luba Ceremonial Axe, "kibiki": Zeremonial-Axt, "kibiki" Luba, Shankadi, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Eisen. L 43 cm. Provenienz: Helmut (1931-2021) und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Zeremonialwaffen zeichnen sich durch
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A Luba Ceremonial Axe: Zeremonial-Axt Luba. DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Eisen. H 40,5 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf. Zeremonialwaffen zeichnen sich durch s
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A Luba Axe: Zeremonial-Beil Luba, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Eisen, Holz. L 44,5 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Zeremonialwaffen zeichnen sich durch sorgfältige Herstellung und dek
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A Luba (?) Axe (Hatchet): Axt Luba (?), DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Eisen, Kupfer. L 38 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. CHF 100 / 200 EUR 86 / 172
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A Luba Ceremonial Axe, "kibiki": Zeremonial-Axt, "kibiki" Luba, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Eisen, Glasperlen. L 40 cm. Provenienz: Helmut (1931-2021) und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Zeremonialwaffen zeichnen sich dur
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A Luba-Kasai Axe (Hatchet): Axt Luba-Kasai, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Eisen. H 57 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Luba Kasai D.R. Kongo CHF 100 / 200 EUR 86 / 172
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Superb LUBA Shankadi Axe figure statue Congo African Tribal Art 1405
Superb LUBA Shankadi Axe figure statue Congo African Tribal Art 1405
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CONGO DRC
LUBA SHANKADI
ELEGANT PRESTIGE AXE
Pretty cascading hairstyle typical of the Luba Shankadi tribe
Figurative axes and adzes are prestigious objects owned by those in power (kings, chiefs) as well as members of the Mbudye and mediums.
They are worn across the shoulder
Like other regalia, axes solidify alliances, settle debts, transfer political authority and close disputes (Roberts & Roberts, page 44)
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: Axe
ETHNICAL GROUP: Luba
ORIGINE: Congo Drc
MATERIAL: Wood. Iron
DIMENSIONS: 16 1/4 inches high
CONDITION: Medium
Please have a look on the pictures.
The base is NOT included
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BIBLIOGRAPHIE - BIBLIOGRAPHY :
"Le kaolin sacré et les porteuses de coupe Luba, par Pierre Petit du CNRS, pages 97 -110
- LUBA, aux sources du Zaïre, François NEYT, Editions du Musée Dapper, 1993
- LUBA, Visions d'Afrique, Editions 5 Continents, Mary Nooter Roberts et Allen F. Roberts, 2006
- MEMORY, Luba Art and the Making of History, Mary Nooter Roberts, 1996

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