Decorative carving
Category
Wooden objects
Date
1980 - 2006
Materials
Wood
Measurements
190 x 98 x 133 mm
Place of origin
Tanzania
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575 Wandsworth Road, London
NT 1512412
Summary
A traditional Makonde wooden 'tree of life' carving originating from Southern Tanzania, depicting stylised figures with textured hair and clothing.There is one large figure around which the other boys are crouched or clinging to. The sculpture is made from a piece of wood which is ebonised at the front but unfinished and still with bark at the back.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Khadambi Asalache upon his death in 2006; acquired fully in November 2010.