MC1725 Rare Hache de prestige Luba Ceremonial Axe herminette Congo Rdc MASQUE au style abstrait représentent la

au style abstrait représentent la force

DIMENSIONS: 166

their carriers of cups

DIMENSIONS: Height 14 cm

MC1725 Rare Hache de prestige Luba Ceremonial Axe herminette Congo Rdc MASQUE au style abstrait représentent laEnglish 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