• Zula comb, female figure (2)
  • Africa
  • Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • Width : 4 1/8 inch
  • Height : 13 3/8 inch
  • Depth : 1 1/4 inch
  • On the left Lualaba riverside (north of the Luba empire), the Zula artists used to carve very special female figures with legs and arms W shaped. Little necklaces were added aroung the neck and the waist. See the coiffure on photo 2. Note the beautiful waving carving of the plate, very unusual in Africa.