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Description : Luba Stool Supported by Two Female Figures, Democratic Republic of the Congo kipona Wood, fiber, nails, natural patination Height 15in (37cm) Provenance Barbara Jacoby Collection, Los Angeles Thence by descent Jerry Solomon Collection, Los Angeles, acquired from the above in 1986 Published Roberts, Mary Nooter and Alison Saar, Body Politics - The Female Image in Luba Art and the Sculpture of Alison Saar, UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles, 2000, fig. 72 Exhibited Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Long term loan) Mary Nooter notes, 'The Luba stools that have entered Western collections are predominantly caryatid, supported by single or occasionally double female figures. Often the females bear representations of cosmetic manipulations that are thought to enhance beauty and erotic pleasure, including scarifications and the elongation of the genital labia, a nonsurgical process required of all women prior to marriage. Yet, ironically, Luba stools were rarely intended for viewing. Swathed in white cloth and guarded fastidiously by an appointed official, stools were brought out only on rare occasions. Their purpose was to serve as receptacles for the king's spirit, rather than as functional objects as such. The rarity of their viewing accords with the idea that many insignia were not intended primarily for human eyes, but for the spirit world.' ( Memory: Luba Art and the Making of History, The Museum of African Art, 1996, p. 156, cat. 61) For further information on this lot please visit the website
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