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Figure

Culture Luba
Title Figure
Date Unknown
Medium Wood
Dimensions Object: 10 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 2 in. (26.7 × 6.4 × 5.1 cm)
Overall (includes mount): 11 1/4 × 2 1/2 × 3 in. (28.6 × 6.4 × 7.6 cm)
Credit Line Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number 81.26

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About this Work

Most Luba figures depict beautiful females, a reflection of women's importance in Luba society. This digure displays torso scarification, a sign of beauty. the knob on the top of the head, likely to hold a horn of spiritually charged materials, suggests that this was a power figure.


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"Figure | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=81.26