Luba Staff (Democratic Republic of Congo)

LUBA ARTIST

Janus Staff
Democratic Republic of Congo. Late 19th – early 20th century
Wood, metal, beads
Height: 58 ½ inches (148.5 cm)
CB Inventory #10-0016

Provenance:
Ex Collection Rene Marchal, Tours, acquired from the Chief Tenke while stationed in the
Sampwe District (1935-1939)
Ex Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels
Ex Michael Oliver, New York
Ex Collection Sidney and Bernice Clyman, New York, acquired from above in 2009
Ex Private Collection, New York
Ex Pace African & Oceanic Art, New York
Ex Carlo Bella Collection, New York