A Luba pipe, Democratic Republic of Congo, carved as a female figure with pronounced stomach above a spherical bowl with carved dog tooth band, 29cm; together with a Luba medicine vessel, carved as a seated female figure holding her breasts, scarifications around her waist, the figure hollow through the centre seated upon a compressed base with two protruding heads and a small aperture, 20.5cm
A private West Yorkshire collection.
Sold for £70
A Luba pipe, Democratic Republic of Congo, carved as a female figure with pronounced stomach above a spherical bowl with carved dog tooth band, 29cm; together with a Luba medicine vessel, carved as a seated female figure holding her breasts, scarifications around her waist, the figure hollow through the centre seated upon a compressed base with two protruding heads and a small aperture, 20.5cm
ProvenanceA private West Yorkshire collection.