A Luba figure, a Kuba tukula box, a figural carved spoon and a double beaker, Congo, 20th century Finely carved and dark patinated Luba figure of a semi-sitting woman holding her breasts in her hands with tribal abdominal scarification marks. Broken and well restored. With a rectangular, geometrically engraved Kuba tukula (small box), a figuratively carved wooden spoon and a double cup (one of the bowls cracked), probably also from the region. Dimensions of the casket 10 x 14 x 9.5 cm, height of the objects 13, 15.5 and 34 cm. Condition: II

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