MC1899 Belle calebasse Kabwelulu LUBA demi figure fétiche divination Congo Rdc Lega probablement Ngbaka

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We can also see very similar scarifications on the flanks of the woman on the stool of the Lisbon museum illustrated in Luba

in order to illustrate a chaotic afterlife opposing the ordered world of the living (idem

- The arts of Zaïre

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MC1899 Belle calebasse Kabwelulu LUBA demi figure fétiche divination Congo Rdc Lega probablement NgbakaEnglish description below CONGO DRC LUBA Rare Calabash KABWELULU Among the Lubas and the Hemba, these anthropomorphic gourds were used during divination rites. The half figurine is "fetished", "magical" materials are inserted into the dedicated cavity, at the top of the head The Luba are a great people of the DRC. Their caryatid seats, cup carriers, chiefs' sticks, arrow holders, adzes and cult statuettes are very famous and among the most prized