H x W x D: 27 x 34.9 x 19.1 cm (10 5/8 x 13 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.)
Type:
Decorative Arts
Geography:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date:
Late 19th-early 20th century
Label Text:
This stool was carved from a single block of wood. Special attention has been paid to the embellishment of the surface. Imported brass tacks decorate the lower portion of the seat, while the upper portion has the incised linear decoration found on tip stools or backrests in this region.
Similar stools are illustrated in late 19th and early 20th century European travelers' accounts of their visits to Central Africa. Such stools were the perogative of chiefs or important individuals who could afford the decorative European brass tacks.
Description:
Four legged wooden stool with continuous sloping back and seat. Upper curve of top decorated with incised linear pattern; from front legs to center decorated with lines of brass tacks.
Provenance:
Michael Graham-Stewart, London, -- to 1989
Exhibition History:
Art of the Personal Object, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., September 24, 1991-April 9, 2007
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