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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Luba fertility ritual tray. H: 34 cm As various rituals have adapted, so have statuettes and reliquary baskets. Their content has changed, and they have become objects, natural or shaped, always surmounted by a statuette or effigy representing the ethnic group concerned. Pieces of leather, various amalgams surrounded by fabric, a representation of two small masks on the back, a goat's horn, etc.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Luba fertility ritual tray. H: 34 cm As various rituals have adapted, so have statuettes and reliquary baskets. Their content has changed, and they have become objects, natural or shaped, always surmounted by a statuette or effigy representing the ethnic group concerned. Pieces of leather, various amalgams surrounded by fabric, a representation of two small masks on the back, a goat's horn, etc.
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