Stool · D. R. Congo, Mangbetu · ID: 3032742
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Michel Koenig, Brussels, BelgiumSize
H: 26 cm
D: 37,5 cm
H: 10.2 inch
D: 14.8 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, a spherical intermediate piece, supporting a circular seat with triangular pierced handle, the rim with hatched decor, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
Mangbetu women used to carry such stools with them wherever they went, while Mangbetu men did not use stools. Chiefs possessed two storied stools in order to sit on a higher level than the surrounding women.
Comparing literature
Bocola, Sandro (Hg.), Afrikanische Sitze, München, New York 1994, p. 127