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Sotheby's Arts of Africa, Oceania & The Americas SALE N07795 AUCTION DATE 17 May 02 10:15 AM. LOCATION New York LOT 142 A LUBA/KUSU DOUBLE-FIGURE CARYATID STOOL estimate 25,000—50,000 USD Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 23,900 USD MEASUREMENTS height 17 3/4in. 45.1cm. DESCRIPTION standing on a fragmentary circular base, the two adorsed female figures with elaborate cicatrices at the abdomen and pendant breasts, the raised muscular arms framing the forward-lilting heads and narrow faces with sensitively carved features, straight lips, pointed nose and almond-shaped dotted eyes and wearing a backswept coiffure with a scalloped hairline, the broad flat hands supporting the concave seat; fine blackened patina. Cf. Robbins and Nooter (1989: 471, figure 1210) for a very closely related Kusu male single-figure stool. The double-female composition here relates to Luba stools where the presence of female figures is prevalent. However, stylistically the pouting mouth, elegant nose, dotted almond-shaped eyes, articulation of the collar-bone and the broad hands with defined knuckles at the palm suggest closer affinities to the Kusu. |
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| A rare Hemba/Luba double figure caryatid stool. The fine,varied, dark patina and wear is consistent with many years of use. Original museum tag. Origin: Zaire Height: 16.75 inches Provenance: Stuart J. Warkow,SMA Fathers Missionary Museum,Titus Gallery. $18,000. Titus Gallery Examples of male Hemba figures for reference |
