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Ruler's chair

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A three-legged chair with a thin human figure carved into the back of the high backrest. The hands protrude to the side and the head, with white circles around the eyes, protrudes over the backrest. Main historical catalogue: "Chair in the shape of the usual Wanyamwesi chairs, but with a high backrest. On the back of the latter a carved human figure with head and hands protruding over the backrest. 107 cm h., diameter of the seat 35 cm. Ebendaher [= from the tembe of the Sultana of Buruku]"

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Wanyamwezi (Nyamwezi)
Object type
Ruler's chair
Dimensions
Height: 107 cm
Width: 43 cm
Depth: 44 cm
Weight: 8,2 kg
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 6720

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    19th century
    where
    Tanzania
    Urugu
    who
    Wanyamwezi (Nyamwezi)
  • Collecting
    who
    Gideon von Grawert - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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