Warrior figure with knife and bow ·  D. R. Congo, Bena Lulua · ID: 3031979

Description

wood, brown patina, leather straps, the head particularly accentuated, a tapering forceful chin, delicate linear scarifications, slightly dam., minor chips, cracks (right side of the body), acrylic base;
their eventful history affected Lulua sculpture. Traits of various peoples (Luba, Kuba, Chokwe, Kete) with whom they had contact are visible in their sculpture. Warrior figures like the present one, were taken to the battle field. Aside of this figural type mainly small personal protective figures have become known from the Lulua. They serve as means for the general well-being of the community, others bring fortune and beauty, and again others protect pregnant women or encourage fertility.

Littérature comparée

Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brüssel 1987, p. 88 f. Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, München 2009, p. 396