Divination Calabash Top, Luba People, D.R.C.

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Divination Calabash Top, Luba People, D.R.C.

Name: Divination Calabash Top, Luba People, D.R.C.
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: 65YQ1K4BQ2
Price: 380 EUR
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By Gallery CURIOSITAS

380 €

Period 20th century

Style Tribal Art

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A statuette whose function was to close the upper part of a divining calabash. It depicts a kneeling woman holding her breasts. The torso and sides are decorated with scarifications framing a forward-projecting navel. The round face is peaceful, smiling, and is topped with a traditional headdress. A hole can be seen at the top, which would have contained a small horn. The base is rounded and pierced with small holes (slightly missing at the back) which served to attach the statue to the calabash.
These calabash statuettes represented the wife of the diviner or the first diviner. She is believed to be linked to the power of royalty and served as an intermediary between the visible and invisible worlds.
Wood with a greasy patina (these statues were oiled), missing at the back of the base.
Height: 12.5 cm
Luba people, DRC
First half of the 20th century. Provenance: former Norbert Boutet collection

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Additional Information

Condition	As is
Ethnic group	Luba - Baluba
Style	Tribal Art (African Statues, Puppets, Dolls, Maternity of Tribal Art Style)
Period	20th century (African Statues, Puppets, Dolls, Maternity 20th century)
Country of origin	Congo
Height (cm)	12
Materials	Wood