MC1134 Luba Congo Kibango Bâton de Chef Sceptre Canne Regalia Scepter MASQUE TYPE OF OBJECT: Statue

TYPE OF OBJECT:   Statue

They are therefore present in the south of the province of Maniema as well as in the north of the province of Tanganyka

A multitude of aphorisms are used in stories and songs The aim is to formulate and to interpret in multiple symbolic ways principles

(une tête a été cassée et recollée)

and the squatting position

MC1134 Luba Congo Kibango Bâton de Chef Sceptre Canne Regalia Scepter MASQUE TYPE OF OBJECT: StatueEnglish description below CONGO DRC LUBA KIBANGO CHIEF'S CANE SCEPTER OF AUTHORITY COMMAND STAFF Superb feminine representation, all elegance and finesse The Kibango , batons of command, symbols of authority (regalia), were reserved for leaders, village chiefs or important dignitaries. They displayed the social position of their holders. The board shaped section engraved with symbolic geometric patterns is called dibulu . The Luba are a great people