FINE LUBA FLUTE
High 58 cm. Iron stand
Wood, Luba people
Democratic Republic of Congo
FINE LUBA FLUTE, a flute with female figure finial, the female carved kneeling with hands placed below the small high breasts, the body with scarification including a “star”, luneyenye, milalo, (below the umbilicus) and fish at the sides, the face with large downcast eyes, triangular nose and wide mouth, a notched band at the hairline and cruciform coiffure at the rear, dark glossy patina.