Luba Female Figure sash The form features a petite

The form features a petite

and are often found as grave goods to provision the dead for the afterlife

This evolution in fashion and art highlights the cultural dynamism of the Tang dynasty

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Luba Female Figure sash The form features a petiteLuba people, early to mid 20th century, Democratic Republic of the Congo Magnificent and graceful wooden female figure standing upright with softly flexed knees and hips, carved with the refined elegance characteristic of Luba artistry. The composition displays a beautifully balanced body with pointed flanking breasts, long tubular arms, and hands gently resting upon a rounded abdomen with a pronounced navelan emblem of lineage, fertility, and