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Tabouret de chef avec figure féminine cariatide

Angola, Tchokwé
Vendu 3 000 €
Provenance
Old Belgian Colonial Collection
Pierre Loos, Brussels, Belgium (1992)
Michel Koenig, Brussels, Belgium
Taille
H: 41 cm
D: 26,5 cm
H: 16.1 inch
D: 10.4 inch

Description

wood, blackish slightly sticky patina, traces of insect caused damage, crack (base)

The figure is richly decorated with scarification marks, her hands are placed on her belly - both indications of the influential role of women in Chokwe society. As the bearer of the throne, she supports the ruler and thus his worldly and sacral power.


Publications

AHDRC: 0002292


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