Caryatid stool supported by a depiction of a matrilineal ancestor, her seated posture with hands behind the ears indicates mourning, reminding the living of the necessity of sacrifices to the dead, Imported brass furniture studs were often used to decorate prestige Chokwe carvings. Angola / Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Africa. Chokwe. 19th 20th c Northern Angola / Southwest Congo.