Caryatid stool · D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3037066
Robertson, New York, USA
Description
wood, matt black patina, female figure with compact upper part of the body, legs in flat relief amalgamated with the disc-shaped base, rich decor with tribal marks on the belly, big tooth-revealing mouth with filed incisors, slightly dam. (nose, breast, navel), minor missing parts, cracks, rep. (base/fixed with metal clamps);
caryatid figures often bear representations of cosmetic manipulations that are thought to enhance beauty and erotic pleasure.
The object Caryatid stool with the object ID 3037066 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 480 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,700.
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Comparing literature
Roberts, Mary Nooter, Memory, New York 1996, p. 156 f.