Chokwe Chair
Artist
Chokwe
(Central & Southern Africa)
AttributedAttributed to
Sir Robert Williams
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1860 - 1938)
Date1880-1940
Object NameChair
MediumHardwood
ClassificationsFurniture
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS038350
About MeIn many societies of Central Africa, such as the Chokwe and related peoples like the Songo and the Ovimbundu, functional artifacts are transformed into prestige objects that commemorate the power and status of the chief. Chokwe chiefs possess many elaborately carved articles, including ceremonial weapons, staffs of office, tobacco pipes, and seats of office like this example in the Museum's collection.late 18th Century
Margaret Winifred Simpson
late 19th-early 20th Century
18th century
c. 1800
early 20th Century
