a Luba/Hemba male caryatid stool

standing on a circular base, with angular bent legs, swollen abdomen, solid elongated circular neck, surmounted by a faceted head, the heartshape facial plane with small notched mouth, linear beard along the jaw line, small nose leading to wide arched eyebrows, framing small almond-shaped eyes filled with residue, the disklike stool supported by two arms, the left upraised, the right turned upside down; '111' in white pigment on bottom; dark redish brown patina.

Acquired from Merton D. Simpson, New York, March 12, 1965

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee Public Museum, Selections from The William W. Brill Colllection of African Art, May 5 - August 31, 1969 (for additional venues see bibliography, Milwaukee 1969)