Caryatid stool ·  D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3038804

Description

wood, middle brown patina, pokerwork, male/female couple, the female with tribe-typical scarification marks on the belly, supporting an oval seat, fragmentary (legs and base missing), traces of insect caused damage and abrasion, fine cracks, base

The object Caryatid stool with the object ID 3038804 was last part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction at June 27, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 451 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.

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Comparing literature

Neyt, Francois, Luba, Aan de Bronnen van de Zaire, Paris 1994, p. 86 f.