Amulet figure · D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3032157
sold
EUR 500
Provenance
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, GermanySize
H: 10,5 cm
H: 4.1 inch
Description
ivory, horn-shaped, crowned by a head with accentuated cut facial features, min. dam., fissures;
Luba ivory pendants are among the most intimate and personal of all Luba objects, and reflect a close association with the human body. Tiny enough to be easily held and caressed in the hand, ivory pendants nevertheless uphold the same aesthetic as larger, more imposing Luba royal emblems.
Comparing literature
Agthe, Johanna, Luba Hemba, Frankfurt am Main 1983, p. 103, ill. 86