Joseph Lagerwall Collection, Göteborg

Anita & Jan Lundberg Collection, Malmö (1980- 1996)

Jean-Jacques Rotthier Collection (1932–2009), Brussels, then by descent

Malmö, Sweden, Afrikanskt – Inspirationskälla för den moderna konsten / African Art – A Source of Inspiration for Modern Art, Malmö Konsthall, 22 March – 19 May 1986

Claeson (Ingvar), Högestätt (Eje) & Lundberg (Jan) (eds.), photographs by Oddner (Georg), Afrikanskt – Inspirationskälla för den moderna konsten / African Art – A Source of Inspiration for Modern Art, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, 1986, p. 138, cat. 178.

Mboko are traditional Luba offering vessels carved in the form of seated female figures. They embody the Luba belief that women are the custodians of spiritual knowledge and sacred power. Historically, such vessels were used by royal diviners to contain ritual substances and sacred materials, serving as a tangible link between the spirit world, the ancestors, and the community.