Two stools ·  D. R. Congo, Mangbetu · ID: 3034481

Description

light brown wood, blackened in parts, bottom with pokerwork ornaments, h: 19,5 cm; additional a miniature stool, h: 11,5 cm; both carrying the collection number “7W465” at the base, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of usage;
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.

The object Two stools with the object ID 3034481 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 456 achieved a sales price of EUR 650.

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