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ROYAL BAKUBA KUBA IVORY NDOP
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Pre 1980 item# 676162
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Bakuba (Kuba) Peoples, Congo. The "Ndop" figures are stylized representations of the Bakuba King, the "Nyimi", traditionally meant to serve in his absence and after his demise, as devotional objects in memorium. Typically carved from wood, there are rarely but occasionally carved from Ivory, as in this example; Ivory being an important part of the Royal Treasury, its use is traditionally exclusive to Royalty. Depicted traditionally in classic, serene pose; seated on the Roya ...click for details
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SUPERB BAKUBA SHOOWA SAMPLER
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Pre 1980 item# 620994
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Bakuba Peoples, Bashoba Shoowa sub-tribe, Congo. Although newer than most of our other Bakuba textiles, this is a superb Shoowa weaving; the finest that has ever been done. The master textile artisan who created this particular piece displayed her superlative skill by showing a 'sampling' of patterning to the center. Showing superb Shoowa deep cut-pile technique, flat weaving technique to the border edging, etc., this superb textile measures approximately 43" x 17 1/4" (109 ...click for details
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BAKUBA NKODY MUPAAP - KUBA NOBLE'S BADGE OF OFFICE
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Pre 1980 item# 555212
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"In the interior of the Congo, in the Heart of Africa, the Kuba Kingdom has been ruling over a vast area of many different tribes, ruling over a hundred villages, for hundreds of years. The Kuba can trace their lineage, and name their kings, for well over three hundred years.
The Kuba have the most complex political system of any of the African peoples; there are over 130 (one hundred and thirty) named titleholders ("Kolm") at Court, where elaborate pomp and ritual dominate t ...click for details
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