Luba Female Standing Figure DRC | African Wood Sculpture | Congo Tribal Statue

Bring home one of the most visually arresting and symbolically rich forms in the entire Luba sculptural canon — this standing female figure from the Democratic Republic of Congo carries one of the rarest and most prestigious hairstyles in Central African art, marking her as a figure of the highest spiritual and royal authority.
The double-peaked horn coiffure — coiffure à deux cornes — rising in two finely incised leaf-textured peaks above the head, is not merely a style. Among the Luba people of the DRC, this hairstyle was reserved for figures associated with the senior ranks of the Mbudye royal memory society, the institution responsible for preserving the sacred history, laws, and genealogies of Luba kingship. To wear these horns, even in carved form, is to carry that authority.
Every other detail of this figure speaks the same language of Luba feminine prestige: the serene downcast eyes radiating inner calm and iwa — the gentle character that Luba aesthetics place above all other virtues; the ringed neck bands of accumulated wisdom; the arms bent inward with hands cupping the breasts in the classic gesture of nourishment, fertility, and offering; the carved wrist bracelets; and the diamond scarification marking the lower abdomen with identity and spiritual protection.
The circular serrated base, the deep aged patina, and the surface wear of long ceremonial use make this a piece of genuine historical presence and authenticity.
Details:
Material: Hand-Carved Natural Wood
Size: 20 x 6 x 7 inches
Origin: Democratic Republic of Congo (Luba People)
Due to the age and ceremonially used nature of this piece, it carries a unique natural patina and surface character — making it entirely one of a kind and irreplaceable.
Bring home more than sculpture — bring home a piece of living queenship.