Zemanek-Münster

Stool

D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
sold EUR 1,800
Provenance
Tournis, Brussels, Belgium
Size
H: 45 cm
D: 55 cm
H: 17.7 inch
D: 21.7 inch

Description

wood, dark brown patina, round form, linear incised decor, crescent-shaped pierced handle, small missing pieces, 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.


Comparing literature

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

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