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Ehrenthron mit Karyatide

ca. 1840–1870
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 344
Zu den bedeutendsten Besitztümern der Luba-Häuptlinge gehören kunstfertig geschnitzte Amtssitze, die von Karyatiden gestützt werden. Bei den Luba bestimmt die weibliche Linie Nachfolge und Erbe, weshalb Karyatiden an Thronen die weiblichen Ahnen repräsentieren, die dem Häuptling symbolischen Halt bieten. Dieser Zeremonienthron wurde dem Buli-Meister zugeschrieben, einem der bekanntesten afrikanischen Künstler aus der Zeit vor der europäischen Kolonialisierung der Region. Der außergewöhnlich ausdrucksstarke Stil des Bildhauers ist in den verlängerten Zügen der Figur, den hervorstechenden Wangenknochen und der emotionalen Intensität sichtbar.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titel: Ehrenthron mit Karyatide
  • Künstler: Der Buli-Meister, möglicherweise Ngongo ya Chintu
  • Datum: 19. Jhd.
  • Geografie: Hemba, Demokratische Republik Kongo
  • Medium: Holz, Metallbolzen
  • Dimensionen: H: 61 cm
  • Anerkennung: Neuerwerb, Schenkung vom Buckeye Trust und Charles B. Benenson, Rogers Fund und Funds verschiedener Spender, 1979
  • Akzession Nr.: 1979.29
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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