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A Hemba Prestige Stool, Female Caryatid, "kipona"

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A Hemba Prestige Stool, Female Caryatid, "kipona"

Item Details

Description

Karyatidensitz, "kipona"
Hemba, DR Kongo
Ohne Sockel / without base
Holz. H 42 cm.

Provenienz:
deutsche Sammlung

Karyatidensitze versinnbildlichten die ewige Macht der Könige. Die dargestellten Frauen spielten eine vermittelnde Rolle zwischen den Kräften des Diesseits und des Jenseits sowie zwischen der Macht des Königs, der Ahnen und der Geisterwelt. Der Gebrauch solcher Sitze war in erster Linie hohen Würdenträgern vorbehalten.

Weiterführende Literatur:
Bocola, Sandro (1994). Afrikanische Sitze. München: Prestel.

CHF 200 / 400
EUR 172 / 344

Condition

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A Hemba Prestige Stool, Female Caryatid, "kipona"

Name: A Hemba Prestige Stool, Female Caryatid, \"kipona\"
SKU: 77052368
Price: 420 CHF
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