NDK-157437

A Luba Staff

Democratic Republic of the Congo

152.5 cm (60.0 in)

Provenance

  • James T. Hooper, London / Arundel
  • Jul 14, 1976, Christie's — African Art from the James Hooper Collection
  • Jun 13, 1978, Christie's — Important Tribal Art
  • Sep 3, 2026, Waddington's — An Important Collection of Art from Africa and Oceania

Sales Results

Lot 116, Christie's, London — Jul 14, 1976
African Art from the James Hooper Collection
Estimate: GBP 1,000–2,000
Sold: GBP 1,300
Lot 253, Christie's, London — Jun 13, 1978
Important Tribal Art
Estimate: GBP 1,200–1,500
Sold: GBP 1,200
Lot 27, Waddington's, Toronto, ON — Sep 3, 2026
An Important Collection of Art from Africa and Oceania
Estimate: CAD 4,000–6,000
Sold: CAD 10,000
USD 7,229

Publications

  • Steven Phelps, "Art and Artifacts of the Pacific, Africa and the Americas: The James Hooper Collection", London, 1976, pg. 406, pls. 246 and 249, no. 1887

  • Hermione Waterfield and J.C.H. King, "Provenance: Twelve collectors of ethnographic arts in England 1760–1990", London, 2009, pg. 114 (photo of the Hooper's home in Croxley Green, October 1954)