Caryatid stool "kipona" ("kihona") · D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3046483
Sekou Keita, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
Description
wood, sacrificial traces, very well executed original repairs (base, seat)
Luba caryatid stools were considered a symbol of the highest royal power and authority. They were kept and guarded by the king’s first wife.
The caryatid figures of the throne stools are always female, in which the influential role of the woman in the society of the Luba is expressed. As the bearer of the throne, she supports the ruler and thus his worldly and sacral power.
The object Caryatid stool “kipona” (“kihona”) with the object ID 3046483 was last part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction at March 7, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 75 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500.
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