Caryatid stool with female figure · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3046171
sold
EUR 2,900
Provenance
Daniel Hourdé & Philippe Ratton, Paris, FrancePhilippe Laeremans, Liège, Belgium
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 23 September 2006, lot 379
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
David Blackhurst Collection, Bakersfield, California, USA
Size
H: 46,5 cm
H: 18.3 inch
Description
wood, black paint, rest. (feet), base
A striking figure with a strong neck on which the seat rests instead of the head. The craning, relatively small head is carved to the front side of the neck. The feet of the figure are exceptionally large.
For comparable works see African Heritage Documentation & Research Centre, no. 0042139, 0042141, 0042142 and 0042144.
Publications
AHDRC: 0042143