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Chair

National Museum of African Art

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Chokwe artist
Description
Wood chair with leather seat, flared legs, two horizontal back splats, male face with headdress top center, 3D figures carved on chair rails: displayed male figure; displayed female figure; embracing couple; man with blacksmith bellows and forge.
Provenance
Helena Rubinstein, -- to 1966, auction
Paul and Ruth Tishman, New York, 1966 to 1981
Exhibition History
Helena Rubinstein: Madame's Collection, Musée du quai Branly-Jacques Chirac, Paris, November 19, 2019-June 28, 2020
African Emblems of Status, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., October 29, 1982-April 3, 1983
The Stranger Among Us, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., March 24-September 7, 1982
Published References
Parke-Bernet. 1966. African and Oceanic Art: The Collection of Helena Rubinstein. Auction catalogue (April 21, 29). New York, 2469, no. 243.
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tishman
Late 19th to mid-20th century
Object number
81-23-3
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Decorative Arts
Medium
Wood, skin, metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 60.1 x 29.9 x 39.7 cm (23 11/16 x 11 3/4 x 15 5/8 in.)
Geography
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Angola
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National Museum of African Art Collection
National Museum of African Art
Topic
male
female
couple
Record ID
nmafa_81-23-3
Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys770d282d7-a808-405c-8dfb-703e30f1433b

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