Stool
Object Number:
AF5121
Current Location:
Out on loan
Culture:
Warua
Luba Province Bantu
Provenience:
Belgian Congo
Date Made:
late 19th century
Early Date:
1875
Late Date:
1900
Section:
African
Materials:
Wood
Glass
Fiber
Description:
The female figure supporting the this stool bears the marks of Luba identity and physical perfection, which includes scarification, an elegant coiffure, gleaming black skin, and a serene, composed attitude.
Height:
42.4cm
Width:
23.2cm
Depth:
21.4cm
Credit Line:
Purchased from Vignier
Current & Past Exhibitions:
African Gallery ( Aug 1995)
African Sculpture from the University Museum (22 Nov 1986 - 08 Feb 1987)
Evocative Images: African Sculpture from the University Museum (Traveling version of "African Sculpture from the University Museum") ( Sep 1988 - Apr 1990)
Bibliography:
[Book] Visona, Monica Blackmun; et al. 2001. A History of Art in Africa. : Page/Fig./Plate: 412
[Book] The Museum for African Art. 1996. Poster: Memory: Luba Art and the Making of History.
[Journal] Nooter Roberts, Mary. "The Naming Game: Ideologies of Luba Artistic Identity" Vol.: Vol. XXXI, No. 4. : Page/Fig./Plate: Cover
[Catalogue] Roberts, Mary Nooter and Allen Roberts. 1996. Memory: Luba Art and the Making of History. : Page/Fig./Plate: 221
[Catalogue] Preston, George N. 1985. Sets, Series & Ensembles in African Art. : Page/Fig./Plate: 73
[Catalogue] Wardwell, Allen. 1986. African Sculpture from the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania. : Page/Fig./Plate: 128-129
[Article] Dougherty, Frank. 1986. African Sculpture, in Philadelphia Daily News. : Page/Fig./Plate: A10
[Catalogue] Plass, Margaret. 1957. African Negro Sculpture: A Walk Through the Gallery. : Page/Fig./Plate: 60
[Catalogue] Plass, Margaret. 1956. African Tribal Sculpture. : Page/Fig./Plate: 51
[Journal] Wieschhoff, H. A. The African Collections of The University Museum Vol.: Vol. 11, Nos. 1-2. : Page/Fig./Plate: 17
[Journal] Hall, H. U. "Notes on Some Congo and West African Woodcarvings" Vol.: Vol. XIV, No. 2. : Page/Fig./Plate: 123-124, 126
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