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Title: LUBA Kibango Chief's Staff Scepter Congo Drc African Tribal Art Regalia 1134

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CONGO DRC
SUPERB LUBA CHIEF'S STAFF - SCEPTER - CANE
( KIBANGO )

Chief's staffs, symbols of authority (regalia), were reserved for leaders, village chiefs or important dignitaries. They displayed the social position of their holders.
The board-shaped section engraved with geometric patterns is called dibulu. The female representation that surmounts it is of very good quality.
The Luba are a great people in eastern DRC.
Their caryatid seats, their cup holders, chiefs' sticks, arrow holders, adzes and cult figures are very famous and among the most valued objects in African Art.
CHARACTERISTICS :
TYPE OF OBJECT : Scepter, Chief's staff
ETHNICAL GROUP : Luba, Baluba
ORIGINE : Congo Drc
MATERIAL : Wood
DIMENSIONS : About 20 1/2 inches high
About 22 1/2 inches with the stand display
CONDITION : Medium
The lower metal part is missing

Reserve: $800.00

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LUBA Kibango Chief's Staff Scepter Congo Drc African Tribal Art Regalia 1134

Name: LUBA Kibango Chief's Staff Scepter Congo Drc African Tribal Art Regalia 1134
SKU: 226741760
Price: 1000 USD
Availability: InStock