Stool with Cariatide
Baluba · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: TAB-15
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- Material
- Wood and pigments.
Small stool with a female figure in a kneeling position, carrying a seat base over his head. A well-proportioned character, with scarificacioNes formed a flower of…
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Small stool with a female figure in a kneeling position, carrying a seat base over his head. A well-proportioned character, with scarificacioNes formed a flower of four petals in the belly. Eyes in coffee beans and open mouth. The hairstyle, simple, has vertical stretch marks on the back. The elders, at the council meetings, sat down are these stools sculpted with female cariatids, for even though political power was held by men, successions and collective consciousness were based on matriarchal principles. Red patina
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Years 60
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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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