This statue lot features a seated Fang statue from Gabon and a standing Luba statue from DR Congo. The statues measure 23.5 and 25.5 inches tall and weigh 6.5 and 7.5 pounds. The figures have some damage, cracking, scrapes and scuffs and the Luba has some balance issues.
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Fang & Luba 2 Piece Statue Lot 23.5″ & 25.5″ – African Tribal Art
Original price was: $380.00.$95.00Current price is: $95.00.
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| Type of Object | 2 statues |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Fang, Luba |
| Material | Wood, Pigment |
| Approximate Age | Unknown |
| Height (Inches) | 23.5" & 25.5" |
| Width (Inches) | 6.25" & 6.75" |
| Depth (Inches) | 6.75" & 7.25" |
| Weight (Pounds) | 6.5 & 7.5 lbs |
| Overall Condition | Damage, scrapes, scuffs, cracks – balance issues |
Tribe Information
About the Fang People
“Fang tribespeople migrated from the north-west during the 18th and 19th centuries and are today scattered across southern Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. They are principally hunters, but also farm. Fang social structure is based on the clan, a group of individuals with a common ancestor, and on the family. They also maintain tribal cohesion through the So and Gil societies. Each family possessed a Byeri, or reliquary box, in which the bones of famous ancestors were kept. The box was kept by the Esa, the eldest man in the family. “
Source:
Baquart, Jean-Baptiste. The Tribal Arts of Africa. New York: Thames and Hudson Inc. 1998. Print.
About the Luba People
“The Luba empire was founded in 1585 in the Upemba depression by King Kongolo. His nephew and successor, Kalala Ilunga, rapidly expanded the kingdom to encompass all the territories on the upper left bank of the Lualaba River. At its peak, about one million people, living in several tribes, were paying tribute to the Luba king. At the end of the 19th century, with the advance of the Ovimbudu people from Angola and the raids of the East African Muslim slavers, the empire weakened and, in fact, collapsed when Belgian colonials took control.
With the Assistance of a court of notables, called Bamfumus, the king, known as the Mulopwe, reigned over his subjects through clan kings called Balopwe/ These clan kings could symbolically become the Mulapwe’s son which created client states throughout the empire. A secret society, Bambudye, kept the memory of the Luba empire alive and permeated throughout Luba territory, bonding the diverse populations together. The Luba empire economy was complex – it was based on a tribute system and the redistribution of resources from agriculture, fishing, hunting and mining. The production of salt and iron was under the king’s control.”
Source:
Baquart, Jean-Baptiste. The Tribal Arts of Africa. New York: Thames and Hudson Inc. 1998. Print.
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