Memory board "lukasa" of the "mbudye" society, D. R. Congo, Luba, Size: H: 38,5 cm B: 19 cm (H: 15.2 inch B: 7.5 inch), ID: 3046070

Memory board "lukasa" of the "mbudye" society, D. R. Congo, Luba, Size: H: 38,5 cm B: 19 cm (H: 15.2 inch B: 7.5 inch), ID: 3046070 - 2/7

Memory board "lukasa" of the "mbudye" society, D. R. Congo, Luba, Size: H: 38,5 cm B: 19 cm (H: 15.2 inch B: 7.5 inch), ID: 3046070 - 3/7

Memory board "lukasa" of the "mbudye" society, D. R. Congo, Luba, Size: H: 38,5 cm B: 19 cm (H: 15.2 inch B: 7.5 inch), ID: 3046070 - 4/7

Memory board "lukasa" of the "mbudye" society, D. R. Congo, Luba, Size: H: 38,5 cm B: 19 cm (H: 15.2 inch B: 7.5 inch), ID: 3046070 - 5/7

Memory board "lukasa" of the "mbudye" society, D. R. Congo, Luba, Size: H: 38,5 cm B: 19 cm (H: 15.2 inch B: 7.5 inch), ID: 3046070 - 6/7

Memory board "lukasa" of the "mbudye" society, D. R. Congo, Luba, Size: H: 38,5 cm B: 19 cm (H: 15.2 inch B: 7.5 inch), ID: 3046070 - 7/7

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Lot 280

93rd Tribal Art Auction

Memory board "lukasa" of the "mbudye" society · D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3046070

sold EUR 1,100

Provenance

Collected in situ before 1920
Patrick Mestdagh, Brussels, Belgium (2006)
Pierre Loos, Brussels, Belgium (2016)

Size

H: 38,5 cm

B: 19 cm

H: 15.2 inch

B: 7.5 inch

Description

wood, red and white pigment, base

As on the back of every “lukasa”, present object shows carved triangles and incised lines that are supposed to remind of a tortoise carapace, for this animal is considered the founding ancestress of the “mbudye” association.

Comparing literature

Nooter Roberts, Mary, Luba, Milan 2007, p. 139 ff.

Publications

AHDRC: 0031150

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