Chibinda Ilunga Hunter

Tschokwe · Angola

Reference: EMS-83

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Height
45 cm
Material
Wood and pigments.

Chibinda Ilunga, the youngest son of the Great Chief Luba Kalala YungaHe was a great warrior, and he married the queen. Lunda Lueji. A Chibinda Ilunga…

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Chibinda Ilunga, the youngest son of the Great Chief Luba Kalala YungaHe was a great warrior, and he married the queen. Lunda Lueji. A Chibinda Ilunga is usually represented on a throne, sometimes with very high legs, or standing in their warrior outfits or dressed as a hunter. It has become an important divinity of ethnicity. His hairstyle is always high, to indicate his rank and his powerful hands hold gifts destined to entertain the queen LundaChibinda carries a rifle his left hand and horn with gunpowder in his right hand. Next to him a hunting genius. Black patina.

Further technical information
Width
14 cm
Attributed period
Mid-century XX

Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.

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Angola. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.

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