Makonde Chair - Tanzania 242.3 Farming Hand carved wooden chair

Hand carved wooden chair

This reduction of form creates a modern

park corner or busy street scene

Create a fun and engaging narrative within your plants

Size:  30cmL x 22cm x 14cm

Makonde Chair - Tanzania 242.3 Farming Hand carved wooden chairA hand carved Makonde chair from Tanzania. The Makonde are an ethnic group of southeast Tanzania and northern Mozambique, renowned for their woodcarving. As with many such chairs across Tanzania, the back, seat and legs are carved from a single piece of wood in an upright style with incised detailing. This example has hands carved into the backrest and a sculpted head crowning the top. The head represents an ancestor, who may be called upon for