Ex-French African art collection. Singular object of African art depicting a character, sick or deceased, lying on a bed. The unknown artist took care of the realistic details. The use of this African sculpture could be therapeutic or divinatory. Beautiful satin patina, scattered grainy residues. The Luba (Baluba in Chiluba) are a people of Central Africa. Their cradle is Katanga, more precisely the region of the Lubu River, thus the name (Baluba, which means “the Lubas”). The Luba have two main types of figures: the mikisi mihasi , embodying deceased relatives or spirits, and the mikisi mihake , sculptures dedicated to containing a magic charge, in the head or the abdomen, in order to solve a problem. ( Luba , Roberts, 5 Continents; "Treasures of Africa" ed. of the Museum of Tervuren).
180.00 € Possibility of payment in 2x (2x 90.0 €) This item is sold with its certificate of authenticity
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