Memory board "lukasa" of the "mbudye" society
D. R. Congo, Luba
sold
EUR 1,100
Provenance
Collected in situ before 1920Patrick 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