This female African sculpture is also associated
with royal secrets. The secrets of royalty,
bizila, belonged to women thanks to their role
of political and spiritual intermediary, The front is clear
by traditional shaving, and she wears a hairstyle
sophisticated composed of braids. THE
so-called “spiky” scarifications, “tactile mnemonic code”
cover the abdomen and lower abdomen, highlighting the
volumes and the protruding umbilicus.

The Luba (Baluba in Chiluba) are a people of Africa
central. Their cradle is Katanga, more precisely the
Lubu River region.

Details:
Height 52 cm
Width 11 cm