Luba caryatid stool
Luba caryatid stool, 28 cm , some restoration at the arm and part of base
missing in the back.
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Dick Broer commented on a similar object
on 2007/07/11:
According to the documentation card of Khepri van Rijn this kind of stool was
called Kihona and was the embodiment of royal authority. The female supporting
the stool is related to the mother of the tribe, to the matriarchy and
fertility. According to Van Rijn Documentation Center (see related piece
0003281~01... ) okt. 1993 this kind of stool is owned by
a king or chief to signify and to legitimate his possession of the most potent
royal secrets. These stools are generally displayed only on the day of the kings
assession to office. Usually they are kept out of sight, in the care of a
specially appointed custodian.
The Luba kingdom expanded in the area of
Kabalo under the reign of king Kumwimbe Ngombe (1810-1840). This caryatid stool,
by its patina and style, can be dated to the first half of the xxth century. It
demonstrates, through a high level of artistic achievement, the refinement of a
chief from the Kabalo region, at the mouth of the Kukuga river. ( see Sotheby's,
Helen & Robert Kuhn auction 1991 for a quite similar looking piece ) A
female figure called a caryatid supports the seat of this carved wooden
stool. The Luba people use caryatid stools during a ceremony giving power to a
new king. The female figure represents important ancestors of the king.
Provenance: This stool was bought in the
early 1970's in gallery ABC in Knokke, Belgium by a private collector.
Price: sold - click
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