Caryatid stool · R. D. Congo, Luba · ID: 3032651
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, November 9, 1979, lot 109
Richard Rüegg, Zurich, Switzerland
Description
wood, slightly shiny brown patina, abundantly adorned with scarification marks, which are thought to enhance beauty and erotic pleasure, collection number in white paint at the bottom “718. C. W. 10.”, rep. with metal clamp (base), min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
based on coiffure and tattoos the female caryatid figures can be recognized as notables, depicting ancestors and female clan founders.The carayatid stools were reserved for the chief and represented the continuity of power.
L’objet Caryatid stool numéro d’objet 3032651, a fait partie de la 69th tribal art auction du 2 juin 2012. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 199 a atteint un prix de vente de 10 000 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 6 000 €.
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Littérature comparée
Roberts, Mary Nooter, Memory, Luba Art and the Making of History, New York 1996, p. 221, ill. 96
Publications
Olbrechts, F. M. et. al., "Tentoonstelling van Kongo-Kunst", Antwerp 1937, ill. 718
Exposition
"Tentoonstelling van Kongo-Kunst", Stadsfeetzaal, Antwerp, 24.12.1937-16.1.1938, no. 718