SLK 1207-3

Tonga Chigaro Stool, Zimbabwe

H: 19,5 cm ( 7,7″), Ø: 18 cm (7,1″)

This Tonga stool, made from one piece of wood, has beautiful patina from age and much use.
A circular cone form a seat with carved triangle shapes that support all on a circular cone form base. Tonga stools were important symbols of status used by the head of the household and known as Chigaro to the Tonga people.

Age: Est. late 19th/early 20th century.

Proveniens: Dutch collection in the 1970s. Sold to a Danish painter.

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