Stool, chief's

Description

Carved wooden chief's stool in the form of a squatting woman supporting a flat seat above her head with both hands: Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, Luba people, late 19th to early 20th century

Museum reference

A.1906.260

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Stool, chief's

Production information

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa

Date

Late 19th - early 20th century

Style / Culture

Luba

Materials

Wood

Physical description

Wood; carved from a single piece, in form of a squatting woman supporting a flat seat above her head