Caryatid stool ·  D. R. Congo, Luba/Tabwa · ID: 3036652

Description

light wood, reddish brown patina, traces of black paint, kneeling female caryatid figure with lozenge-shaped tribal marks, the coiffure on the backside forming a massive handle, dam. (nose, rim of the seat), traces of insect caused damage, abrasion of paint, base;
the depiction of women on stools is a symbol for the influential part of the First woman of a king or chief. The female caryatid figure quasi supports the sacral power, which is incarnated in the owner of the stool. The woman pulling the strings behind the throne - an image which finds expression in the saying: “Men are chiefs by day, but women are chiefs by night”.

The object Caryatid stool with the object ID 3036652 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 570.

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