African statue depicting a male ancestor, hunter or warrior. Numerous scarifications in relief, common practice at the end of the 19th century in Central Africa, dot its anatomy. Gray brown patina. Keloid patterns constituted signs of beauty with symbolic value, revealing extraordinary physical and moral qualities. The concentric circles suggest not only the great stars, but also hope. " These statues of warriors, whose position of the arms at a right angle would be associated with vigor, participated in the investitures and funerals of the chiefs. Lulua is a generic term, which refers to a large number of heterogeneous peoples who inhabit the region near the Lulua River, between the Kasaï and Sankuru rivers. During the late 19th century, Lulua culture underwent radical changes. In 1875, King Lulua, Kalambam, introduced new social and religious rules, which ended the traditional consumption of palm wine and the ban on smoking hemp. They produced few masks, but mainly statues of ancestors representing the ideal warrior, mulalenga wa nkashaama , as well as the leader of the Leopard society and statuettes < i> mbulenga linked to the spirits of nature. Ref. : "Initiates, Congo Basin". Ed. Dapper Museum; "African art", Kerchache
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