LUBA (and TABWA) STOOLS


 

LUBA
Stool 47
13.5" high
$500

 

LUBA
Stool 48
13.75" high
$400

 

 LUBA
Stool 49
12.75" high
$300

 

LUBA
Stool 50
17" high
$400


 

LUBA
Stool 1
18" high
$500

 

TABWA
Stool 2
15.5" high
$400

 

 LUBA
Stool 6
15" high
$300

 

LUBA
Stool 7
15.5" high
$450


LUBA/TABWA
Stool 29
13.5" high
$500



LUBA
Stool 36
16" high
$600
 

Photographs © Tim Hamill

LUBA, STOOLS, DRC

Most Luba art relates to kings and important chiefs, who defined their power by the display of prestige objects during important ceremonies. Stools were among the most important of these objects. The ruler was literally as well as figuratively supported by a female caryatid figure, which also symbolizes the continuity of power in a matrilineal society. Elaborate coiffures and scarification patterns attested to the high rank of both the depicted female and the owner of the stool. Stools like these are among the most prized in Africa. The Luba are also known for their figurative headrests, which helped to protect their elaborate hair styles. Numbers 2, 29 and 31 have distinctly Tabwa hairstyles.

Despite their wonderful forms and quality of carving, we believe these stools were made to be sold.

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