Description: wood, red and white pigment, base As on the back of every "lukasa", present object shows carved triangles and incised lines that are supposed to remind of a tortoise carapace, for this animal is considered the founding ancestress of the "mbudye" association. AHDRC: 0031150 Continent: Africa
Dimensions: H: 38,5 cm; W: 19 cm, H: 15,2 inch; W: 7,5 inch
Condition Report: See description
Literature: Nooter Roberts, Mary, Luba, Milan 2007, p. 139 ff.
Provenance: Collected in situ before 1920 Patrick Mestdagh, Brussels, Belgium (2006) Pierre Loos, Brussels, Belgium (2016)