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    • Hand-carved Makonde chair from Tanzania with a sculpted ancestor head on the backrest
    Makonde carved wooden chair, Tanzania — front view
    Detail of the ancestor head and hands carved into the Makonde chair backrest
    Makonde carved wooden chair, Tanzania — side view
    Hand-carved Makonde chair from Tanzania with a sculpted ancestor head on the backrest
    Makonde carved wooden chair, Tanzania — front view
    Detail of the ancestor head and hands carved into the Makonde chair backrest
    Makonde carved wooden chair, Tanzania — side view

    Makonde Chair - Tanzania 242.1

    £775.00
    BB Club Price: £697.50

    A hand-carved Makonde chair from Tanzania. The Makonde are an ethnic group of southeast Tanzania and northern Mozambique, renowned for their woodcarving.

    As with many such chairs across Tanzania, the back, seat and legs are carved from a single piece of wood in an upright style with incised detailing. This example has hands carved into the backrest and a sculpted head crowning the top.

    The head represents an ancestor, who may be called upon for protection, prosperity and good fortune.

    Size: 117cm H × 47cm W × 45cm D

    Shipping arranged on request.

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