Bow Stand

1800s without base: 57.9 x 23 x 10 cm (22 13/16 x 9 1/16 x 3 15/16 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.27

A powerful symbol of the Luba king, bow stands were ceremonial objects that resided within the king’s private vicinity in the palace and were never displayed in public. Typically, bow stands depict a female figure, but the sculptor has carved a figure with ambiguously gendered...

Sculpture

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2018.27
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