Royal Seat (Lupona): Female Caryatid
Object type: Stool
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Luba or Hemba peoples
Artist: Buli Master, possibly Ngongo ya Chintu (Hemba, ca. 1810-1870)
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Democratic Republic of Congo
Date: 19th century
Medium: Wood, metal studs
Dimensions: H. 24 × W. 11 × D. 11 in. (61 × 27.9 × 27.9 cm)
Classification: Wood-Furniture
Geography:  Buli village   Democratic Republic of the Congo  
Credit line: Purchase, Buckeye Trust and Charles B. Benenson Gifts, Rogers Fund and funds from various donors, 1979
Accession year: 1979
Tags: Caryatids|Women