Caryatid stool Lupona Luba DRC Wood H.: 40.5... Lot 177

Caryatid stool Lupona Luba DRC Wood H.: 40.5 cm. Stool carved in heavy wood with a caryatid female figure full of curves that supports the round seat at arm's length. This feminine figure is sitting on the circular support of the stool with her legs bent. The abdomen is decorated with raised scarification marks. The object is split in the upper part, the seat and support have a patina of use. Stools called Lupona reserved for Luba dignitaries. They were often not used as such and were simply used to establish the authority of the chief. Object that was generally little used as a late replacement, before being incorporated into colonial circles as an object of knowledge or ornament. Consultant : Jean-Pierre LACOSTE