Caryatid stool · D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3032651
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, November 9, 1979, lot 109
Richard Rüegg, Zurich, Switzerland
Description
wood, slightly shiny brown patina, abundantly adorned with scarification marks, which are thought to enhance beauty and erotic pleasure, collection number in white paint at the bottom “718. C. W. 10.”, rep. with metal clamp (base), min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
based on coiffure and tattoos the female caryatid figures can be recognized as notables, depicting ancestors and female clan founders.The carayatid stools were reserved for the chief and represented the continuity of power.
The object Caryatid stool with the object ID 3032651 was part of the auction 69th tribal art auction on June 2, 2012. The object with the lot number 199 achieved a sales price of EUR 10,000 with an asking price of EUR 6,000.
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Comparing literature
Roberts, Mary Nooter, Memory, Luba Art and the Making of History, New York 1996, p. 221, ill. 96
Publications
Olbrechts, F. M. et. al., "Tentoonstelling van Kongo-Kunst", Antwerp 1937, ill. 718
Exhibition
"Tentoonstelling van Kongo-Kunst", Stadsfeetzaal, Antwerp, 24.12.1937-16.1.1938, no. 718