Figural stool · R. D. Congo, Tchokwé · ID: 3036496
Bonhams New York, November 9, 2011, Lot 353
Mark Eglinton, New York, USA
Description
light brown wood, shiny dark brown patina, oval base and seat, sitting caryatid figure with tribe-typical facial features, deepened dotted pattern, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
present posture was commonly used to represent ancestral spirits in the artistic vocabulary of the Chokwe and related peoples. It is associated with elders, people who are deeply lost in thought, and also with the burial position of chiefs and important members of the community.
L’objet Figural stool avec l’ID d’objet 3036496 a fait partie de l’enchère 76th tribal art auction en 22 mars 2014 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 549.
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Littérature comparée
Fagaly, William, Ancestors of Congo Square, New Orleans 2011, p. 316, ill. 167