Citwamo Ca Kalamba seat presenting a figure sitting... Lot 45

Citwamo Ca Kalamba seat presenting a figure sitting in the so-called thinker's position, his body is decorated with scarification and his face displays a beautiful hieratic and concentrated expression. The figure known as the thinker evokes an ancestor in a lamenting position intended to remind future generations of the need to honour the elders. This chieftain's chair is distinguished by the success of its sculpture and the presence of symbolic motifs incised deep into various parts of the body. Wood, old patina of honey and brown use Tchokwé, Democratic Republic of Congo, late 19th century 28 x 21.5 cm Bibliography: Tchokwe, Reynold C. KERR, ed. Merzeder, 2003, fig. 32 for a very similar work.