April 1, 2024
African Kuba box, carved from wood by Kuba Kingdom Central Africa, Use... Lot 46
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LOT 46Seller's Estimate: USD 2,000 - 3,000African Kuba box, carved from wood by Kuba Kingdom Central Africa, Used to hold Tukula, gathering instruments, and gathering raw diamonds. The Kuba Kingdom flourished between the 17th and 19th centuries in the region bordered by the Sankuru, Lulua, and Kasai rivers in the south-east of the modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Kuba are known for their raffia embroidered textiles, fiber and beaded hats, carved palm wine cups and cosmetic boxes, but they are most famous for their monumental helmet masks. Their Kuba boxes called ngedi mu ntey by the Kuba, are generally used to hold tukula powder and paste. The boxes are usually in the shape of a square with a faceted lid, a semicircle (sometimes referred to as "half moon"), a rectangle or the shape of a mask. Sometimes they were used for holding razors for cutting raffia, hairpins or ritual objects. Tukula is a red powder made of ground cam wood. The color red is essential to the Kuba concept of beauty and was therefore used to ornament the face, hair and chest during dances and important ceremonies, as well as to anoint bodies for burial. Tukula was also mixed with other pigments to dye raffia cloth. SIZE: see attached ruler photo. Photos are part of the description representing the condition report and can be used for authentication
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