Reclineheads
Baluba · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: RECL-17
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- Material
- Wood and pigments.
This stool represents a woman on an antelope, by the shape of her horns, which serves as a mount. This is without doubt a stylization of…
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Full original description
This stool represents a woman on an antelope, by the shape of her horns, which serves as a mount. This is without doubt a stylization of the hypothragus, antelope horse or sabre that the natives call Koba, of elongated body and without tail. A support that part of the antelope serves as a handle for the rider and serves as a stand for the seat of the head. The measurements of the figure do not respond to any criteria, arms inordinately long, legs reaching the floor and huge head. A one-row necklace, with yellow ceramic beads adorn the character's neck, with apepinated head and cascading bow, typical of some Baluba figures. Brown patina.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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