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A LUBA STOOL, the kneeling caryatid support with arms upraised to support the circular top, the head with large ears and coffee-bean eyes, hatched lozenge panels of scarification to the thighs, buttocks and back, raised bands of scarification to the upper legs, back and flanking the prominent navel, projecting circular ankle and wrist bones, the rim of the circular seat and base with cross-hatched bands, the top with scalloped bands and incised circlets, black patina
42cm. high
On the basis of a photograph Mark Felix has kindly informed us that the stool is from the Luba of the Upemba Depression, south-eastern Lubaland, probably Zela or one of their neighbours such as the Lomotwa or Kunda
42cm. high
On the basis of a photograph Mark Felix has kindly informed us that the stool is from the Luba of the Upemba Depression, south-eastern Lubaland, probably Zela or one of their neighbours such as the Lomotwa or Kunda