Chief's Seat (Ekele)
Ngombe
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Caption
Ngombe. Chief's Seat (Ekele), late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, brass, 13 3/8 x 20 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (34 x 52.1 x 26.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.877. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Culture
Title
Chief's Seat (Ekele)
Date
late 19th or early 20th century
Geography
Place made: Équateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Medium
Wood, brass
Classification
Dimensions
13 3/8 x 20 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (34 x 52.1 x 26.7 cm)
Credit Line
Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
Accession Number
22.877
Frequent Art Questions
Why were these four chairs placed together?
They show a style of seating that was used in various places, during various times and how the idea of a stool evolved. There was also a direct cross-cultural influence of traditional African craft on European modernism in the early 20th century.That display is actually a wonderful example of what "Connecting Cultures" as a whole attempts to convey.
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