Royal ancestral Cokwe sculptures

Unknown author19-20th century

Museum of Ethnology & Museum of Popular Art
Lisboa, Portugal

Pair of Cokwe sculptures, in wood, representing the ancestors couple of the Luba royal lineages: the mythical hero and chief Tshibinda Ilunga and the Queen Lewji.

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Title: Royal ancestral Cokwe sculptures
Creator: Unknown author
Date Created: 19-20th century
Location Created: South Lunda, Angola
Physical Dimensions: 33 cm x 30 cm
Type: Sculpture
Rights: Collection: National Museum of Ethnology. Image: DGPC/ADF
Medium: Wood
Catalog number: MNE: AO.334, AO.333

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