Description:

AN AFRICAN STANDING MALE FIGURE, LUBA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, EARLY 20TH CENTURY,
carved wood with neatly rowed hair and beard surrounding the slightly elongated face with a pleasant outwardly gazing expression, the man rests his hands on his belly over standing legs on a circular integral base. Height: 16 1/4" Width: 6" Depth: 4 1/2"

  • Provenance: Estate of Robert William Guynn, Houston, Texas; Ellion Howard Collection, Code Ehx - 1664.
  • Notes: The figure has a conduit between an ancestral spirit and the living chief. The possession of many such figures is an indicator of the nobility and power of the owner. Sacrifices are made to the figure in times of stress.
  • Condition: Some stains, cracks, clouding, minor chips and losses. Small holes, surface wear and accretion to base is white colored.

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