MC1725 Rare Hache de prestige Luba Ceremonial Axe herminette Congo Rdc MASQUE puis réapparu à Los Angeles

puis réapparu à Los Angeles en 2016

Beautiful sculpture with bold angular architecture

I have only come across two of this size so farIt represents a spirit of the bush

Origine : République Démocratique du Congo (ex-Zaïre

their carriers of cups

MC1725 Rare Hache de prestige Luba Ceremonial Axe herminette Congo Rdc MASQUE puis réapparu à Los AngelesEnglish description below CONGO DRC RARE LUBA PRESTIGE AXE Representative of the style of the Kabongo Kisula Workshop (Neyt, 1993, page 113) While most Luba axes are cephalomorphic, here the female character's body is complete. Kneeling, hands above her chest, eyes surrounded by glass beads Figurative axes and adzes are objects of prestige possessed by those in power (kings, chiefs as well as by members of the Mbudye and mediums They are worn across