Luba or Hemba Prestige Stool

Exhibitions, Objects

Early 20th-century prestige stool with a female caryatid carved by a Luba or Hemba artist of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).  The DRC, formerly Zaire, is a sub-Saharan country of Central Africa.  Luba and Hemba peoples are known for their wood carvings, particularly prestige stools.  The hierarchy of society for these cultures is signified…