Carved African Ceremonial Throne

Possibly Luguru peoples, Tanzania, mid-late 20th century, hand-carved hardwood with figural crest, human figure carved on the seat back, cross-cut circular seat, and carved ring stretcher.

38.75 x 14 x 13 in.

From the Estate of the late Francine Pilloff, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

For an earlier example of a Luguru throne, see Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, object number 89-10-1.

Distressed surface; nicks and wear throughout; cracks, namely one on seat and on rim of seat on the reverse.