Tablette mémorielle "lukasa" de la société "mbudye" · R. D. Congo, Luba · ID: 3046070
Vendu
1 100 €
Provenance
Collected in situ before 1920Patrick Mestdagh, Brussels, Belgium (2006)
Pierre Loos, Brussels, Belgium (2016)
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.
Littérature comparée
Nooter Roberts, Mary, Luba, Milan 2007, p. 139 ff.
Publications
AHDRC: 0031150