African Statue Luba Fertility order Wood Statue DRC 10"

order This is a wonderful Luba Female Carved Wood Statue from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. These statues represent the respect and importance of women and fertility within the Luba society and culture. These figures were kept in personal and family shrine. It is thought, however, that the artistic dominance of the female form originated somewhere in Luba mythology. Sculpted figures with prominent breasts constitute a kind of unspoken Luba code for women are thought to hold special powers and those powers are located in their bodies. Female figures reflect the prominent role women held in Luba society whether in politics or in matters spiritual and are recalled in Luba oral history.

Late 20th-Century

Shows age and Natural Wear

10 Inches Tall
3.5 Inches Wide
4 Inches Deep

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