Luba Reliquary with a couple standing Athens the mouth an open rectangle

the mouth an open rectangle

of the original of 500 a

It is the figure of a child that recalls the typical children angels and mythological  images of the XVIII century

The clay industry in La Rambla is old

Luba Reliquary with a couple standing Athens the mouth an open rectangleWe introduce a reliquary of the Bantu speaking Luba ethnic group living in southern Congo. It is a container made to receive the relics of one or several ancestors in order to worship them. This custom is extended by many of the African peoples that although they have different characteristics, maintain a common pattern, almost all have one or, as in our piece, two anthropomorphic figures that are the protectors of the relics. This piece is