Headrest

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Headrest

Luba artistLinkedCulture matchlcp-445b2bfc8aa1

Date
c. 1880
Medium
Wood, beads, string
Culture
Luba
Department
Arts of Global Africa
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
5782

Like the larger stools, Luba headrests with female figures are symbolically powerful objects associated with chiefs. The two figures represent Luba matrilineal ancestors who are the literal and figurative support of the hereditary chiefs. The embracing women also reference the importance of family unity and continuity. Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

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The William Hood Dunwoody Fund

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