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| A female figure called a caryatid supports the seat of this carved wooden stool. The Luba people use caryatid stools during a ceremony giving power to a new king. The female figure represents important ancestors of the king. | ||||||
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| Werner Forman/Art Resource, NY | ||||||
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| African Art and Architecture; Africa; Congo, Democratic Republic of the | ||||||
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