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Luba Mother Child Figure Tribal Statue Antique African Sculpture Democratic Republic of Congo Zaire DCR
A Splendid Old Luba Mother and Child Figure Village Statue Antique African Art Tribal Sculpture Democratic Republic of Congo DRC Zaire
Collected from the: Luba peoples of the Upper Lualaba River, Democratic Republic of Congo Zaire, Central Africa Material: Hardwood, pigment, fiber, animal hide, tile beads, kaolin (white clay) Period: Early to mid 20th century Dimensions: 27" height, 11" width, 10" depth, 12" base diameter Weight: 14.35 pounds Condition: Excellent. Beaded jewelry, animal hide adornments and fiber skirt remain intact, age crack at base and single indigenous repair to age crack at right shoulder test stable, exposed wood presents good patination. Burnished skin oil residue along highpoints of shoulders, face and upper head indicative of ritual rubbing, remnants of the original kaolin beautifully accentuated the coiffure and serene facial features, gorgeous patination throughout.
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Luba Tribal History The Luba Empire was founded in 1585 and rapidly expanded to include all the territories on the upper left bank of the Lualaba River. At its peak, roughly one million people of several tribes were paying tribute to the Luba king. The king (Mulopwe) and court notables (Bamfumus) reigned over Luba subjects through clan kings (Balopwe) who could symbolically become the Mulopwe's son in a creation of clients states throughout the empire. The Bambudye were a secret society who kept the memory of the Luba empire alive and permeated throughout the territory to bond the diverse populations together. The complex Luba economy was based on a tribute system and the redistribution of resources from agriculture, fishing, hunting, and mining with the production of salt and iron held completely under the king's control. In contrast to the frequent use of male figures among neighboring cultures, almost all Luba objects depict the female form figuratively or by allusion to women's scarification through incised or raised designs, thus reflecting the Luba belief that 'kingship is a woman', for political authority is a delicate and deliberately ambiguous mélange of female and male elements - in that order of significance. In the late 19th century, the influx of Angolian peoples, along with the East African Muslim slavers combined to weaken the empire which then collapsed when the Belgian colonials seized power. Now widely considered the largest ethic group of the region, with over 5 million people, the Luba account for 18% of the population of the present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), representing the largest culturally related complex in the Congo. The many ethnic groups have created just as many different styles in their art, yet common to all Luba figures is the softness of their lines and the extremely careful shaping of the head and the elaborately conceived coiffures.
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