LUBA FEMALE WITH BOWL

Black surface, keloids all over her body, unmarked face, she sits holding a lidded vessel carved with designs mimicking her scarification. Such figures were used as oracles and served in divination.Di

Carved wooden Divination vessel with two females shown supporting bowl atop their head and with highly stylized form and intricate incised designs. Mboko are traditionally used as divination tools and

Carved wooden sculpture of a female ancestor holding a large bowl above her head and shown seated on a lion with open mouth, perhaps a divination vessel. The entire sculpture shows age and wear and a

Mid to Later 20th Century, Luba or Yoruba Kneeling Female Fertility Figure with Bowl, Carved wood, 24 inches high. Provenance: De-accession from The Boca Raton Museum of Art.

A Very finely carved wooden female Bowl bearer sculpture with elaborate headdress and well polished patina. Luba peoples, Congo, Africa. The figure measures 9 x 4.5 inches. ( 10.5 inches on custom bas

Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Luba / Kusu, ca. early 20th century CE. A lovely hand-carved wooden statue of a seated female figure holding an offering bowl or cup known as an mboko. Highly sty

A fine carved wooden divination bowl bearer female couple or Mboko, with two finely carved females shown seated across from one another and holding the diviners bowl. The two females both have serene

A finely carved wooden female "Mboko" or Bowl bearer sculpture of kneeling female. Congo, Africa. The sculpture measures 8.75 inches

Carved wooden female shown with bowl atop her head and with highly stylized face and form. Mboko are traditionally used as divination tools and mediums to the spirit world.Luba peoples, Congo, Africa.

A Carved wooden female Designed to forecast future events, this bowl bearer—known as a mboko (the name for the sacred vessel held by the figure) Luba peoples, Congo, Africa. The sculpture measures 1

A very finely carved wood female effigy designed to forecast future events, this bowl bearer—known as a mboko (the name for the sacred vessel held by the figure) was carved from a single piece of

20th Century Nigeria African Yoruba Divination bowl, Luba stool. Crafted from a solid piece of wood, features a kneeling female figure with large hands holding up the bowl. Accompanied with photocopy

AN AFRICAN CARVED FIGURAL FERTILITY STOOL, 20TH CENTURY, PROBABLY DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, POSSIBLY LUBA/BALUBA, a bowl seat over the triple crested hair of a male and female figure kneeling

wood, matt shiny blackish brown patina, carrying a child on the back, beautiful modelled body with round forms, raised trefoil neck pendant, the bowl carved as a standing fowl (cover missing), slightl

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. Pottery seated female figure holding a bowl on her left shoulder, wearing small ear ornaments and nose ring. White painted beaded necklace a

wood, middle brown patina, accentuated breasts and navel, min. dam., cracks, (base, left side of the neck) H: 29 cm, H: 11,4 inch Provenance: Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium (ca. 1950/60) Hans Reinmöll

CONGO DRC Beautiful LUBA female figure Very cute classic sculpture As often, in Luba art, a piece that exudes great serenity The Luba are a great people in eastern DRC. Their caryatid seats, their cup

Carved from a hard wood featuring a lovely female ancestor carved in support of the stool seat. Luba peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The Stool measures 11.25 x 8.25 inches.

CONGO DRC LUBA female figure Typical of the Eastern Luba The arms and torso are surprisingly long, and his sulky pout is irresistible. A statue with very similar architecture is published in Bacquart,

CONGO DRC Cute LUBA female cultual figure Nice patina Probably from Malemba Nkulu in the Upemb area The Luba are a great people in eastern DRC. Their caryatid seats, their cup holders, chiefs' sticks,

A carved wooden mask with kaolin clay pigment and a wonderfully exaggerated form. Such masks are quite rare and were danced opposite of Luba Animal masks. Provenance: Ex Stewart Warkow collection, NYC

CONGO DRC LUBA female Kabwelulu figure These statues were fixed on a gourd or a calabash The set was called Kabwelulu and was an object used to predict the future, diagnose illnesses and prescribe rem

This is a tall beautiful old wood sculpture from the Luba Peoples of the Congo (DRC) central Africa. Carved wood with a well handled and polished surface patina,as well as a wonderful form and style.

A finely carved wooden effigy of a Luba female with raised scar patterns carved in relief traditional pose and headdress, well handled surface patina. The Luba people say that only a woman's body is s