Lupona luxury stool - Luba Baluba - Congo DRC

Large prestigious stool Lupona - Luba - R. D. Congo Provenance: private collection, Belgium - part provided with history and provenance document. Size: 47 x 30 cm Material: wood Stunning exceptional stool reserved for Luba dignitaries. These seats are called Lupona. They were often not used as such and were simply used to establish the authority of the chief. Here, female cariatidic figure superbly worked with many scarifications. Beautiful clear patina. Part in very good general condition despite its age. The style is remarkable and the details numerous. Some gaps and cracks. Fast and secure shipping Tags: mask, statue, sculpture, figure, figurine, wood, art, contemporary, first, primitive, tribal, African, antique, work, gallery, picasso, giacometti, africa, art gallery, African art, cubism