Late 19th Century Kenyan Carved Ancestral Female Figure

Late 19th Century Kenyan Carved Ancestral Female Figure

Late 19th century Kenyan carved ancestral female figure, on later stand.

Interestingly, the head is completely free from woodworm.

Parts of the body, well eaten over the years.

Timber’s in one piece can vary.

Sapwood is always devoured by woodworms, the harder grain is usually untouched.

Possibly a fertile blessing given to a woman, showing the beauty of an African female figure, ready to bear children.

H.41cm

W.10cm

D.15cm

A 19th Century domestic chair of the Swat Valley, Western Pakistan

A 19th Century domestic chair of the Swat Valley, Western Pakistan

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A 19th Century domestic chair of the Swat Valley, Western Pakistan

Built to be flexible to weather the rugged terrain and to elevate people from the wet and rocky ground. The seat is leather thonging from domestic animals and the wood turned from a foot powered lathe, traditional carving from that region. Having the original leather seat and good overall colour and patination with a floating cushion covered by a 19th Century Kilim.

19th Century.