The Tabwa are an ethnic group living mainly on the southwestern shores of Lake Tanganyika, and in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. A beautiful and elegant Tabwa sculpture from the Congo, with a brown patina carved from wood. The Tabwa sculptures played a function of consolidating the power of the chiefs. Other statuettes were used for divination purposes.
- Material: Wood
- Condition: Good
- Age:55-60yrs
- Origin:Democratic Republic Of Congo
- SKU: LSTA-037
- Weight: 1.2 kg
- Dimensions: 12 x 40 x 12 cm