A Chokwe Prestige Stool With Male Karyatid Figure
Angola, wood, 24 cm high. The Chokwe people believe that death is not the end, but a transition to the spirit world. The figure in this Chokwe stool is an ancestor holding his head in worry, concerned that his descendants will not honour him properly.
Provenance:
Important Belgian collection.
Cf.:
for a chair of the same workshop, see one from the collection of Lucien vd Velde. AHDRC Object ao-0002244.
Esperto: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
13.10.2022 - 16:22
- Stima:
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EUR 3.000,- a EUR 4.000,-
- Prezzo di partenza:
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EUR 1.500,-
A Chokwe Prestige Stool With Male Karyatid Figure
Angola, wood, 24 cm high. The Chokwe people believe that death is not the end, but a transition to the spirit world. The figure in this Chokwe stool is an ancestor holding his head in worry, concerned that his descendants will not honour him properly.
Provenance:
Important Belgian collection.
Cf.:
for a chair of the same workshop, see one from the collection of Lucien vd Velde. AHDRC Object ao-0002244.
Esperto: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
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| Asta: | Arte Tribale |
| Tipo d'asta: | Asta online |
| Data: | 13.10.2022 - 16:22 |
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| Esposizione: | 06.10. - 13.10. 2022 |