amazing VERY OLD luba HEADREST neckrest from Southeastern Congo (Zaire)

When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

amazing VERY OLD luba HEADREST neckrest from Southeastern Congo (Zaire) :
$180.00

Amazing Headrest DR Congo Africa approx size 18 cm --7.2 inches --- high---- 18 cm 7 inches wide.The Luba people, or Baluba, are one of the Bantu peoples of Central Africa, and a major ethnic group found in the south-central parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] They are widely distributed in this country, but are most concentrated in its Katanga, Kasai, and Maniema provinces. The Luba people consist of many sub-groups with distinct Luba language dialects, of which three are main: the Luba-Kasai, Luba-Katanga, and Swahili languages.The Luba people founded an ancient culture by about the 5th century, and later a well organized, pre-colonial Kingdom of Luba in the Upemba Depression region of Central Africa. They had developed the knowledge and means to extracts various metals from the rich mineral resources close to them, as well as the skills in wood carving, pottery, sophisticated metal objects, artwork and jewelry.[5][6] Their success and wealth grew in relative isolation given their forested mountainous inland location, then attracted traders, raids and wars in second half of the 19th century.[7] The Luba people were a victim of the slave and trade, both to the Atlantic coast by Portuguese slave traders, as well as to the East African coast by Swahili-Arab slave traders particularly in the 19th-century.[5][8]Please note I do combined shipping as follows:
:
I charge for each additional item where postage is:15 USD I reduce to 8.5 USD
25 USD I reduce to 10 USD
30 USD I reduce to 12.50 USD
35 USD I reduce to 15 USD
40 USD I reduce to 17 USD
45 USD I reduce to 19 USD
50 USD I reduce to 23 USD
55 USD I reduce to 24.50 USD
60 USD I reduce to 27.50 USDI also look the combine weight and reduce further where possible