Vintage Luba Mboko Divination Figure faceted Real Chinese Water Snake Embedded

Real Chinese Water Snake Embedded in Lucite

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Vintage Luba Mboko Divination Figure faceted Real Chinese Water Snake EmbeddedVintage Hand Carved Wood African Divination Figure Female Bowl Bearer Luba People, DRC Stands 12 1 2" Tall Circa Early Mid 20th Century "Bowl bearer figures known as Mbokos, were used for personal divination. They commemorate the first mythical Luba diviner, and were primarily the preserve for royal diviners who used them as oracles."