Lot 0546

African Luba Lupona Stool w/ Nude Female

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African Luba Lupona Stool w/ Nude Female

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Description

**Originally Listed At $400**

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Luba peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved lupona stool comprised of a kneeling nude woman holding a slightly concave seat above her head. The brown-painted woman has pendulous breasts, incised abdominal cicatrices, and legs bent beside her thighs. Her ovoid face features almond-shaped eyes, a broad nose, full lips, and a rounded brow, all in front of a massive conical coiffure. This woman figure represented fertility and her use as a lupona stool literally and symbolically shows her support of the person seated upon it. Size: 6.5" W x 10.75" H (16.5 cm x 27.3 cm)

Provenance: private San Francisco, California, USA collection, acquired 1970s to 2000s

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Condition

Losses to areas of base as shown, with stable fissures, softening to some finer details, light earthen deposits, and minor inactive insect damage beneath base. Nice smoothness atop seat.

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African Luba Lupona Stool w/ Nude Female

Name: African Luba Lupona Stool w/ Nude Female
SKU: 170634130
Price: 250 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $250 - $375

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