Zemanek-Münster

Stool ·  D. R. Congo, Mangbetu · ID: 3032742

sold EUR 1,500
Provenance
Michel Koenig, Brussels, Belgium
Size
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.


The object Stool with the object ID 3032742 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 417 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.

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Comparing literature

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


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