Prestigious furniture in African tribal art. This miniature stool named lupona, or kioni, kipona, kiona, depending on the source, constitutes the meeting point of the sovereign, his people, and the protective spirits and ancestors, where past and present mingle symbolically and spiritually. The subject would form the "receptacle of a deceased sovereign chief" (Luba, Roberts). The prominent scarifications converging towards the navel, "center of the world" associated with the lineage, testify to notions of fertility. It once formed the seat on which the king was enthroned. The seats were arranged on leopard skins during the investiture of the new chief. It was only after sitting on it that his speech took on a royal and divine character. Apart from these exceptional circumstances, the chairs were not used and remained stored in secret locations. Black matte patina. Source "Africa, The Art of a Continent" ed. Prestel ; "Luba" F. Neyt ; https://www.art-tribal.fr/art-tribal/livres-art-africain/Sieges-d-Afrique-noire/22180 .
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