Cup Bearer Mboko Luba - Shankadi Of Zaire

Very rare LUBA SHANKADI cup bearer from Zaire with four facesMedium-weight wood with dark patina with traces of handling shine in placesHeight 42cmSculpture reserved for the rite of divinationThe cup offered in front held by handsThe stiff torso at the belly bearing numerous scarificationsThe folded feet flattened in the backA cord around the neck and then above all the four faces demonstrating the power of the statue to predict the future while protecting its owner from all sidesSmall lacks at the top of the skull caused by sacred samples and traces of wear from ageA similar piece went on sale at Loudmer on December 10, 1990 attributed to the sculptor Luba Shankadi, Kiloko, several of whose works are listed at the Tervuren Museum. We can think that it is a work of this same sculptor or at least of his workshopPresumed antiquity early 20th centuryFree shipping worldwide