Carved chair by Ulla Inkeri Huhta

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19-AUG-2008

Carved chair

Wood, hide and metal
Chokwe people, Angola, 19th century

Based on European models, chairs of this form were made for chiefs
and incorporate symbols of power such as the face of Chibinda Ilunga,
founder of the powerful Lunda empire.

Ethno 1951 AF 32.9

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