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 dark brown patina carved from wood. The Tabwa sculptures played a function of consolidating the power of the chiefs. Other statuettes were used for divination.
- Material: Wood
- Condition: Good
- Age:55-60yrs
- Origin: Congo
- SKU: LSTA-009
- Weight: 0.4 kg
- Dimensions: 7.2 x 27.5 x 5 cm