A large Songye double caryatid stool, Democratic Republic of Congo, carved with a standing male and female supporting a circular seat, each with a coloured glass bead necklace, 52cm; and two further Songye female caryatid stools, one with linear carved and white painted face, the other with applied brass studs, strings of glass beads and body scarifications, 39cm & 39.5cm
The Andrzej Von Staranburg Niedenthal Collection, London, UK.
Sold for £170
A large Songye double caryatid stool, Democratic Republic of Congo, carved with a standing male and female supporting a circular seat, each with a coloured glass bead necklace, 52cm; and two further Songye female caryatid stools, one with linear carved and white painted face, the other with applied brass studs, strings of glass beads and body scarifications, 39cm & 39.5cm
ProvenanceThe Andrzej Von Staranburg Niedenthal Collection, London, UK.