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Caryatid stool with equestrian figure, D. R. Congo, Kwilu-Kasai, Pende, Size: H: 42,5 cm D: 22 cm (H: 16.7 inch D: 8.7 inch), ID: 3050801
Caryatid stool with equestrian figure, D. R. Congo, Kwilu-Kasai, Pende, Size: H: 42,5 cm D: 22 cm (H: 16.7 inch D: 8.7 inch), ID: 3050801 - 2/7 Caryatid stool with equestrian figure, D. R. Congo, Kwilu-Kasai, Pende, Size: H: 42,5 cm D: 22 cm (H: 16.7 inch D: 8.7 inch), ID: 3050801 - 3/7 Caryatid stool with equestrian figure, D. R. Congo, Kwilu-Kasai, Pende, Size: H: 42,5 cm D: 22 cm (H: 16.7 inch D: 8.7 inch), ID: 3050801 - 4/7 Caryatid stool with equestrian figure, D. R. Congo, Kwilu-Kasai, Pende, Size: H: 42,5 cm D: 22 cm (H: 16.7 inch D: 8.7 inch), ID: 3050801 - 5/7 Caryatid stool with equestrian figure, D. R. Congo, Kwilu-Kasai, Pende, Size: H: 42,5 cm D: 22 cm (H: 16.7 inch D: 8.7 inch), ID: 3050801 - 6/7 Caryatid stool with equestrian figure, D. R. Congo, Kwilu-Kasai, Pende, Size: H: 42,5 cm D: 22 cm (H: 16.7 inch D: 8.7 inch), ID: 3050801 - 7/7
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Lot 264
102nd Auction

Caryatid stool with equestrian figure ·  D. R. Congo, Kwilu-Kasai, Pende · ID: 3050801

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Provenance
Private Collection Europe
Christie’s Paris, 16 June 2009, Lot 275
Rob Vervoort, Molenstede-Diest, Belgium
Size
H: 42,5 cm
D: 22 cm
H: 16.7 inch
D: 8.7 inch

Description

wood, ear plugs worked separately

Pende stools belonged to the personal posessions of individuals. They are said to have been placed on the owner’s grave after their death and were intended to accompany them in their next life. They are therefore rarely found in museums and collections.

Publications

AHDRC: 0038978

Africa
Figures

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