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Chief’s Caryatid Stool (citwamo ka kaponya)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Chokwe Peoples Angola
Physical Description
This hour-glass shaped stool is supported by two caryatid figures who sit in a pose of lamentation—crouched with head in hands. Scarified patterned abstracted tears spill from their lower eyelids. Brass studs adorn the perimeter of the stool’s seat, base, and figures. Both figures wear strings of black, red and white beads around their necks.
Century
Late 19th century
Object Creation Date
2nd half of 19th century
Accession Number
2005/1.204
Medium and Support
wood, glass beads, and brass tacks
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