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D. R. CONGO, LUBA
361 Karyatidenhocker „kipona“
(„kihona“) mit Maternité
Holz, Pigment
Caryatid stool „kipona“ („kihona“)
with Maternité
wood, pigment
H: 40,5 cm
Provenance
Janak Khendry, Toronto, Canada
Vgl. Lit.: Galerie d‘ Eendt (ed.), Symbool
van het Moederschap, Amsterdam
€ 3.000 - 5.000
Luba caryatid stools were consid-
ered a symbol of the highest royal
power and authority. They were
kept and guarded by the king‘s
first wife.
The caryatid figures of the throne
stools are always female, in which
the influential role of the woman
in the society of the Luba is
expressed. As the bearer of the
throne, she supports the ruler and
thus his worldly and sacral power.
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