Caryatid stool ·  R. D. Congo, Songye · ID: 3040800

Description

wood, brown patina, red pigment, blackened in parts, in form of a kneeling female figure, prominent navel, rep. (breakage seat), missing parts, traces of insect caused damage and abrasion, cracks;
the use of such stools was reserved for special occacions, such as birth, initiation, marriage, or in case of death. They were reserved for a political and spiritual “upper class”, such as chiefs, priests, medicine men, healers and dignitaries. They mainly fullfilled representative and/or ritual functions, but were donated to kings or merited dignitaries as well. They were not destined to be shown in public.

L’objet Caryatid stool avec l’ID d’objet 3040800 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 83rd Tribal Art Auction dans 28 mai 2016 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 469 a atteint un prix de vente de 3 000 €.

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