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Royal Stool

• country: Zaire
• people: Hemba
• medium: wood
• size: 18 inches high
• price: $500. SOLD
• item #: RPG0189

This was the personal stool of a chief. It was common in ancient Africa for members of the royal family to sit on the backs of subservient subjects.