Lega Kisumbi stool - SOLD OUT
In African art, the Lega use a profusion of stools and folders, but give a symbolic to one type of stool: kisumbi. It consists of a concave circular seat and a convex base interconnected by stylized cariatid characters.
All initiates of the rank of Yananio have a stool of this type as a sign of their high rank. They keep it all their life, then pass it on to their successor at the moment of their death. The conceptual link between the stool and the janiform figurines indicates to the initiates that as chiefs they must keep abreast of all that is happening in the community.
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Data sheet
- Presumed dating
- Mid XXth century
- Size
- 27 x 23 cm
- Ethnic group
- Material(s)
- Wood
- Country
- Origin
- Tribal art collection Belgium
- Condition
- Excellent
In African art, the Lega use a profusion of stools and folders, but give a symbolic to one type of stool: kisumbi. It consists of a concave circular seat and a convex base interconnected by stylized cariatid characters.
All initiates of the rank of Yananio have a stool of this type as a sign of their high rank. They keep it all their life, then pass it on to their successor at the moment of their death. The conceptual link between the stool and the janiform figurines indicates to the initiates that as chiefs they must keep abreast of all that is happening in the community.