- 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.
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