女像柱权座

Buli Master, possibly Ngongo ya Chintu (Hemba, ca. 1810-1870) Democratic Republic of Congo

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卢巴酋长最重要的财产中包括有精心雕刻的权座，权座下有女像柱做支撑。女像柱在确定酋长统治权的授职仪式上是必不可少的物品。卢巴人通过女性血缘追溯继承和遗产，因此，王座上的女像柱代表着为酋长提供象征性支持的女性先祖。这件仪式权座被认为是“布立大师”的作品，他是欧洲殖民者到来之前活跃在这一地区的最著名的非洲艺术家之一。人物拉长的五官、突出的颧骨和情绪张力都彰显了这件木雕作品十分具有表现力的风格。

Royal Seat (Lupona): Female Caryatid, Buli Master, possibly Ngongo ya Chintu (Hemba, ca. 1810-1870), Wood, metal studs, Luba or Hemba peoples

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Royal Seat (Lupona): Female Caryatid, Buli Master, possibly Ngongo ya Chintu (Hemba, ca. 1810-1870), Wood, metal studs, Luba or Hemba peoples
Royal Seat (Lupona): Female Caryatid, Buli Master, possibly Ngongo ya Chintu (Hemba, ca. 1810-1870), Wood, metal studs, Luba or Hemba peoples

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