Stool · D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3035268
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Provenance
Christie’s, Paris, 11 December 2007, lot 290Patrick Mestdagh, Brussels, Belgium (2009)
Size
H: 13 cm
D: 20,5 cm
H: 5.1 inch
D: 8.1 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, round seat, decorated with metal tags, cross-shaped arranged, dam., traces of insect caused damage (bottom), abrasion;
such small stools are very important for the initiation rites of the “bwami” society.
The object Stool with the object ID 3035268 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 360.
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