Zemanek-Münster

Mat "tuhu"

D. R. Congo, Kuba / Tetela
not available anymore
Size
M: 200 cm x 72 cm
M: 78.7 inch x 28.3 inch

Description

wood sticks, woven plant fibre,
These mats served as tapestries and carpets for sitting and sleeping. Highly decorated examples, such as this, were prestige items reserved for chiefs.


Comparing literature

Sieber, Roy, African Furniture & Household Objects, Bloomington 1980, p. 96

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