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Unusual caryatid stool, before 1909 - D. R. Congo, Songye / Luba

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Unusual caryatid stool, before 1909 - D. R. Congo, Songye / Luba

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Description

wood, blackish brown patina, original repairs

The stool shows two female and one male, respectively hermaphrodite caryatid figure with beard.

The Songye share with the neighbouring Luba the same mythical ancestor "kongolo" and the "kifwebe" mask society. The artistic expression of the two peoples also have much in common.

The Songye adopted certain types of Luba court representation as their own chiefly regalia, including caryatid stools, which were also used by the Songye as an emblem of status.

Wheras male caryatid stools do not exist in Luba tradition, Songye artists created both male and female stools.
H: 46,5 cm; D: 26 - 28 cm (seat), H: 18,3 inch; D: 26 - 11,0 inch

Provenance:
Oberleutnant Albert Linke (Lincke), collected in situ, before 1909
By descent in the family, seller 2008
Anton Mentrup, Mainz-Kastel, Germany

Continent: Africa

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Unusual caryatid stool, before 1909 - D. R. Congo, Songye / Luba

Name: Unusual caryatid stool, before 1909 - D. R. Congo, Songye / Luba
SKU: 149334483
Price: 4500 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €4,000 - €8,000

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