Stool ·  D. R. Congo, Mangbetu · ID: 3033461

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