Chokwe Stool Figure from Congo African Art

Description

Title
Chokwe Stool Figure from Congo African Arta
County of origin
Democratic Republic of Congo
People
chokwe
Type of object
Stool
Materials
Wood
Approx. size
30 cm-- 12 inches high by 25 cm-10 inches wide.
Additional Information:
The Chokwe share stylistic elements with a number of distinct but related peoples in Angola and the Congo . The most prominent of these peoples are the Chokwe but also includes the Ovimbundu, Lunda, Lwena, Luvala, Minungu, Mbwela, Songo and Imbangala. This is an area that has shared stylistic elements and figural forms based upon common mythologies and ritual practices possibly showing influences of Tabwa or Luba sculptural styles. Figures such as this could be found among a number of these groups and at the same time she may indeed not come from this large constellation of differing peoples but from a neighboring group influenced by them.
Recommended Reading:
Jordan, M. ed., Chokwe, Art and Initiation Among Chokwe and Related peoples. 1998.
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