National Museum of African Art
Staff
Luba artist · ca. 1880
Luba kingship flourished for more than 200 years in the area that is now Shaba province, and declined under Belgian rule in the late 19th century. Many of its ancient traditions have survived, however, among them the use of stools and staffs as emblems of leadership.
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