MC1282 Bâton de Chef Luba Congo Kibango Sceptre Canne Regalia Scepter Luba 1987 Page 33

1987 Page 33

Rare BEMBE Ancestor Figure

along Lake Tanganyika

utilisé lors de l'initiation des jeunes garçons

Blakely - Masks in Congo

MC1282 Bâton de Chef Luba Congo Kibango Sceptre Canne Regalia Scepter Luba 1987 Page 33English description below CONGO DRC LUBA KIBANGO CHIEF'S CANE SCEPTER OF AUTHORITY COMMAND STAFF A kneeling female representation in the round tops this beautiful chief's staff. Two faces carved in bas relief adorn the bottom According to Mary Booter Roberts 1996 p164 about a stick in the Tervuren museum, these faces represent the twin tutelary spirits of the Luba Kingdom, Mpanga (feminine) and Banze (masculine) A stick with these characteristics was