Standing figure ·  D. R. Congo, Lulua · ID: 3037482

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, pokerwork, of expressive angular form, face with rhomb-shaped eyes, triangular nose and protruding mouth, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base;
Lulua or Bena Lulua is a collective term for autonomous ethnical groups, settled in the south of Zaire. About 1875 chief Kalamba restrained their old religion. He ordered to destroy ritual figures and interdicted to create new ones. But the new regime didn’t survive for a long time and the people reverted to their old religion.

The object Standing figure with the object ID 3037482 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 463.

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