Chief's chair or throne "citwamo ca mangu" · Angola, Chokwe · ID: 3050802

Name: Chief's chair or throne "citwamo ca mangu"
SKU: 3050802
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

collected before 1955
Jonny Van De Rijck
Pierre Loos, Brussels, Belgium, 1992 Belgian Collection

Size

H: 62 cm (backrest)

27 cm (seat)

H: 24.4 inch (backrest)

10.6 inch (seat)

Description

wood, metal,

This chair is an example of masterful craftsmanship. The individual parts were precisely mortised together and fixed in place with hand-forged metal clasps and nails.

The throne is adorned with a depiction of the ideal man (“cihongo”), flanked by two female figures. The struts between the chair legs are carved with figural scenes from the daily and ceremonial life of the Chokwe.

These chairs were status symbols of the village chiefs and an expression of their worldly power and authority, as well as a sign of supreme spiritual power. Their form is inspired by European models.

The object Chief’s chair or throne “citwamo ca mangu” with the object ID 3050802 was last part of the auction 102nd Auction at April 13, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 285.

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