Female half figure · D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3051895
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Provenance
Italian Collection, TriestSize
H: 24,3 cm
H: 9.6 inch
Description
wood, rest. in two places
Half-figure with beautiful facial features, made of particularly light wood, probably an early work. The figure was possibly originally attached to a calabash, as used in initiation rites of the “bugabo” society, an association dedicated to hunting, healing and fighting crime.
The object Female half figure with the object ID 3051895 was last part of the auction Auction 104 at April 12, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 362.
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Comparing literature
Roberts, Mary Nooter & Allan F. Roberts, Memory, Luba Art and the Making of History, New York 1996, p. 204, ill. 88