Luba Ceremonial Effigy Pipe Congo Rohner Collection

An exceptional, highly decorative hand-carved African tribal artifact featuring a stylized zoomorphic figure neck, embedded metal upholstery tacks, and a pedestal base. Perfect for collectors of ethnographic art, primitive sculpture, and global decor. This striking, hand-carved wooden artifact beautifully showcases the rich artistic traditions of Central Africa, closely resembling prestige smoking pipes and ceremonial vessels from regions such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Carved from a single piece of dense, aged wood, the piece features a spherical body adorned with two bands of decorative, dark-patinated metal studs or tacks. Rising from the bulbous center is an elegant vertical neck terminating in a stylized animal or ancestral head, finished with an authentic bone or ivory-like stem insert. The vessel sits gracefully on an integral, thick circular pedestal foot and includes a distinct square-cut side port or bowl socket. With its rich, naturally aged dark brown patina and incredible geometric symmetry, this piece serves as a mesmerizing sculptural statement for any shelf, mantel, or gallery collection. Provenance: John R. Rohner Collection Rohner, a museum curator for decades, aimed his practiced eye for authenticity to African art beginning in the early 1980s. His passion for this art only grew through the decades he built his collection––always with an aim for a broad and representative array of pieces. The collection appears in his book, Art Treasures from African Runners (2000, University Press of Colorado). Depth (in): 9.75 Width (in): 3.5 Height (in): 4.0 157299