Tabouret à caryatide "kihona", avant 1920 ·  R. D. Congo, Luba · ID: 3042388

Description

light wood, matt black patina, in shape of a female figure with massive upper part of the body (striking strong upper arms), lower part of the body and tube-like bent legs amalgamated with the disc-shaped base, rich decor with tribal marks at the stomach, dam. (nose, mouth), eyes originally with inlay (?), cracks (seat, base), traces of insect caused damage;
a work by the same artist can be found in the Clark and Frances Stillman Collection, which was donated to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts in 1969.

L’objet Tabouret à caryatide “kihona”, avant 1920 avec l’ID d’objet 3042388 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 86e vente aux enchères Tribal Art dans 27 mai 2017 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 429 a atteint un prix de vente de 3 940 €.

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Littérature comparée

Dallas Museum of Fine Arts (ed.), The Clark and Frances Stillman Collection of Congo Sculpture, Dallas 1969, p. 55, ill. 115