A Luba or Hemba neckrest, A male and female figure, embracing eachother holding the base of a neckrest: brownish to blackened patina, partly shiny, remnants of oxidised sheebutter, the nose of the female figure has a chip.

A very fine and typical neckrest of the Luba-Hemba (subgroup of the Luba) in south-east Congo.

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Height: 16 cm
Length: 15 cm
Weight: 200 g