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African tribal comb,Luba comb,African art,Fertility figure (1986) Sculpture by Jafeth Moiane
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Sculpture,
Wood
on Wood
- Dimensions Height 10.6in, Width 3.7in / 0.30 kg
- Fit for outdoor? No, This artwork can not be displayed outdoor
- Categories Sculptures under $1,000 Tribal Art Tribal
Luba, also called Baluba, a Bantu-speaking cluster of peoples who inhabit a wide area extending throughout much of south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo. Majority of them live in this country, residing mainly in its Katanga, Kasai, and Maniema provinces. They numbered about 5,594,000 in the late 20th century.
LUBA SCULPTURES
Generally, ancient sculptures in the Kingdom were symbol of power to the owner.
The power were coming from spiritual world and the ancestors.
The comb were:
1. Ritual or ceremonial object
2. Decorative or ornamental object (Art)
COMB HOLDER:
FEMALE FIGURE- FERTILITY FIGURE
Usually these statues are of highly regarded and powerful entities, such as goddesses. ... Theses statues and or figures then became symbols, and were most likely used further to help assist and promote fertility for women.
Believe or not, some women believed that could be pregnant as soon as use this comb on their hair.
COUNTRY OF ORIGEN: D.R Congo
PEOPLE: Luba or Baluba
MATERIALS: Wood, pigment
DIMENSIONS:
Height: 27 cm- 10.62"
Width: 9.5 cm- 3.7"
UNITY: 1
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Jafeth Moiane is a versatile Mozambican artist, working as a painter, sculptor and photographer. He currently lives and works in Mozambique, where he has developed his artistic talent since childhood.
Jafeth Moiane started drawing and painting in 1976, while studying in primary school. From the following year, in 1977, he was already passionate about the art of painting. In 1984-1985, he took a painting course to learn the techniques of drawing in pencil, watercolor, oil and acrylic. Later, in 2013, he also took a batik painting course.
Since 2007, Jafeth Moiane regularly participates in exhibitions across Mozambique, where he presents his varied artistic works.
Currently, the paintings of Jafeth Moiane are dedicated to the people of the CABO DELGADO province, in the PALMA district, in northern Mozambique, where the French company TOTAL is building the largest oil and gas project in Africa and the world. Women and children are brutally killed there by terrorists. Since 2017, tens of thousands of people have been killed and more than 700,000 people have fled to other parts of the country with nothing, only their clothes. It is a humanitarian crisis.
Jafeth Moiane's paintings are a cry for the end of this genocide, for peace and the development of his country, Mozambique. He uses his art to raise awareness of this tragic situation and to raise his voice for the well-being of his people.
- Nationality: MOZAMBIQUE
- Date of birth : unknown date
- Artistic domains:
- Groups: Contemporary Mozambican Artists