Stool
Tanzanie, Makondé
Vendu
4 500 €
Provenance
Sotheby’s New York, 15 November 2002, lot 98Egon Guenther, Johannesburg, South Africa
Christie’s Paris, 11 June 2007, lot 158
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
Taille
H: 37,5 cm
H: 14.8 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, blackened in parts, in shape of a standing female figure with lip plug and inset glass eyes, a round seat with ornamented rim, min. dam., fissures, traces of insect caused damage, slight traces of abrasion, on base;
the general denomination for this disc was “pelele”. The largest discs were only allowed for women who had given birth to at least seven children.