The use of metal to decorate stools is a practice that the Kamba were renowned for during the early part of the twentieth-century. In Kamba culture, small beautifully decorated seats are symbols of status and prestige.
Prestige stools, such as this fine example, would have been proudly carried and sat upon by Kamba elders as visible signifiers of rank and importance. This small 1930's Kamba elder's stool, measuring a height of only 14.5cm, has been beautifully decorated with aluminium.
Provenance History:
- Ex Private Collection, UK
- Christies, London (November 1977)
Height: 14.5 cm
Diameter: 20.5 cm
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