Tchokwe chief's stool, Democratic Republic of the Congo, An

Stools are a minor art form for the Tchokwe, who are best known for their impressive masks and figurines. The chief's stool shows a female figure seated with her elbows on her knees and the seat above her head, a pose commonly used to represent ancestral spirits in the artistic vocabulary of the Tchokwe and related peoples. This posture is associated with elders, people who have deep thoughts, and also with the burial position of chiefs and important members of the community. Height: 50 cm Reproduced: Catalogue “Africa Babel: the Art of a Continent”, p. 253 left.
 
Exhibitions:
2022-2024 Island of Fuerteventura “Art Africa: Ancestral Light”. Lighthouse of the Entallada. Cabildo of Fuerteventura.
2021-2022 Panama City. Government of Panama. “Art Africa: the spirit of the ancestors”. Ministry of Culture Headquarters. Casco Viejo.
2019-2020 Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Caja Canarias Foundation. “Africa-Babel: the art of a Continent”. Headquarters Plaza Patriotismo.
2013-2015 Museum of Art of Africa and Oceania (Madao). La Granja de San Ildefonso, Segovia.
2005 “Black Africa”, Leather Museum.
2004 “Black Africa”. Caixa Laietana Foundation, Barcelona. Main exhibition hall