The above Luba sculpture is a stool that royalty used according to the LACMA blog posting (link below), similar to some we have studied in other African communities in class.
http://lacma.wordpress.com/2013/07/03/a-home-for-african-art/
The similarities were very interesting because they were different groups than ones we have studied, but the art work, the premise of the stool being primarily for those of high social standing, and the workmanship still had strong ties.
While some of the various communities we have studied have had similarities, they have been more general in terms of types of work, or animals they have honored or had distinct ties to. This similarity to stools used by the Asante of Ghana was so striking to me that it was definitely noteworthy.
Other works shown by the Luba include masks that were rather anthropomorphic in nature that had holes along the chin to allow for raffia to be attached like masks from a variety of other groups.
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