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Sgabello cerimoniale con cariatide

ca. 1840–1870
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 344
Tra i beni più preziosi dei capi Luba ci sono gli scanni riccamente scolpiti sostenuti da cariatidi, considerati parte integrante della cerimonia di investitura durante la quale ricevevano il diritto di comandare. I Luba stabiliscono successione ed eredità in linea di discendenza materna; quindi le figure di cariatidi scolpite sui sedili reali raffigurano le donne antenate a garantire un sostegno simbolico per i capi. Questo sgabello cerimoniale è stato attribuito al maestro di Buli, tra gli artisti africani più noti prima della colonizzazione europea di quella regione. Lo stile altamente espressivo dello scultore è evidente nei tratti allungati della figura, negli zigomi pronunciati e nell’intensità con cui manifesta le emozioni.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Sgabello cerimoniale con cariatide
  • Artista: Il maestro di Buli, forse Ngongo ya Chintu (ca. 1810-1870)
  • Data: XIX secolo
  • Area geografica: Hemba, Repubblica democratica del Congo
  • Materiale e tecnica: Legno, perni metallici
  • Dimensioni: Alt. 61 cm
  • Crediti: Acquistato, donazioni di Buckeye Trust e Charles B. Benenson, Rogers Fund e fondi di vari benefattori, 1979
  • Numero d'inventario: 1979.29
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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