Auction 104 After sale
Zemanek-Münster

Amulet figure

D. R. Congo, Luba
sold EUR 500
Provenance
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany
Size
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

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