African, Oceanic & Art of the Americas - 28th April 2022
Lot 1220
A Luba caryatid stool
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £3000
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Description
A Luba caryatid stool
Democratic Republic of the Congo
the standing female figure supporting the circular seat, having a plain arched back coiffure, narrow elliptical eyes and an open mouth, with raised scarifications to the abdomen and the base of the back, raised on a circular domed base, the base inscribed 26706 Urua - Manjema Gausser and the left leg 26706,
37.5cm high.
Provenance
Captain Gausser
probably Linden Museum, Stuttgart, Germany, inventory number 26706.
Roger Todd Collection, London, UK.
cf Zemanek-Munster, Germany, 24th April 2021 lot 313 for a Luba ancestor figure that was gifted to the Linden Museum from Captain Gausser and also collected from the Urua - Manjema border, with inventory number 26711.