caryatid
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- noun
- /ˌkɛrɪˈætɪd/
- Specialized
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caritativa
- One of the few works that Primitive Negro Sculpture describes as achieving mastery over sculptural means is a Luba caryatid stool (Fig. 15).
- caryatid figure
- caryatid stools
Examples
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Austin also developed several smaller exhibitions exclusively for in-house presentation, including "Senufo, Woman and Art: A Caryatid Drum," which she co-curated with Anita Glaze.
Academic text (1999) -
The caryatid figure depicts a female ancestor with an elegant coiffure and intricate body scarification.
Academic text (1999) -
Such poles are sometimes fully carved into a caryatid figure.
Academic text (2010) -
The other Luba object is a caryatid stool.
Academic text (2008) -
Five of the original six caryatids from the Erechtheion on the Acropolis are installed on a porch intended to recall the building.
Academic text (2009) -
Cups supported by a caryatid figure are essential implements in the Ifa divination rituals of the Yoruba people.
Academic text (1997) -
One of his works in the Metropolitan's collection depicts an equestrian warrior supported by a female caryatid who appears in three-quarter view (illustrated on p. 19).
Academic text (1998) -
The same phenomenon is evident in the arugula, the female caryatid figure (Fig. 19) holding a bowl of thunderbolts on some Sng altars.
Academic text (2008) -
The ancient temple featured several caryatid columns that elegantly supported the roof.
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The museum displayed a stunning caryatid that illustrated the skill of classical sculptors.
Synonyms
A carved male figure that supports a roof or balcony
A carved man used like a column to support part of a building
How Ornate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Caryatid comes from the Greek name for the women of a town called Karyai, and these 'maidens' were carved as real columns to 'support' temples. So a caryatid is a sculpted woman used as a strong, decorative column.