Type - African Statue #121
Tribe - Luba Tribe
Country - DRC Congo
Materials - Hardwood
Age - Unknown
Condition - Used, age crack right side
Dimensions - Height 10.6" (27cm) Width 3.9" (10cm) Depth 3.9" (10cm)

Price - SOLD

 
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An impressive African statue sourced from the 'Luba' Tribe in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This Luba statue is used for ceremonial healings, during which herbs are placed in the top of the statues head. This statue is in great condition for its age, there are just a few imperfections around the top of the head and an age crack down the right side as you can see from the pictures.

Any questions or for additional photos please email me. To save on shipping costs you are welcome to combine items form The Ebony Tree. Unfortunately some of our items are expensive to ship due to there size & weight, we only charge what it costs to mail parcels from South Africa. All items from The Ebony Tree are spray treated for any parasites.


 

LUBA - Drc Congo / Zaire / Zambia

The 'Luba' tribe in Zambia / DRC Congo number 1 million people. The Luba are famous for their stools, divination bowls (mboko), face masks, carved bow stands and memory boards. The Luba people honor a supreme being and natural-spirits.

A significant feature of Luba culture was kibuta – divination. The Bilumbu were spirit mediums who would enter into a trance, gazing into mboko, within which ritual objects were put. The diviner would use the objects in the mboko as an predictor, reading the will of the spirits through the position of the objects in the bowl.

The history of the Luba tribe and its people is told by using a memory board. The memory board is made of beads and uses different colour beads for the different Tribes or people. Not everyone is told how to read or interpret the memory board though.

  
   

 
   
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