Stool
D. R. Congo, Lega
not available anymore
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.