Tabouret avec figure cariatide assise · R. D. Congo, Tchokwé · ID: 3043352
Vendu
600 €
Provenance
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, BelgiumWolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany
Description
wood, shiny dark brown patina, rep. (breakage seat).
Present posture was commonly used to represent ancestral spirits in the artistic vocabulary of the Chokwe and related peoples.
Littérature comparée
Bastin, Marie-Louise, La sculpture Tshokwe, Gossau 1982, p. 260