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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 thumbs to enlarge.

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