Round stool ·  D. R. Congo, Mangbetu · ID: 3037695

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, round seat with crescent-shaped pierced handle, incised ornaments at the rim, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
Mangbetu women used to carry stools with them wherever they went. But only Chiefs possessed two storied stools in order to sit on a higher level than the surrounding women.

The object Round stool with the object ID 3037695 was part of the auction 78th tribal art auction on October 18, 2014. The object with the lot number 466 achieved a sales price of EUR 800 with an asking price of EUR 600.

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Comparing literature

Bocola, Sandro (Hg.), Afrikanische Sitze, München, New York 1994, p. 127