Mat "tuhu"

D. R. Congo, Kuba / Tetela

Provenance	Size	Starting price / estimated price
	M: 78.7 inch x 28.3 inch	This object is not available anymore.

wood sticks, woven plant fibre,
These mats served as tapestries and carpets for sitting and sleeping. Highly decorated examples, such as this, were prestige items reserved for chiefs.

Sieber, Roy, African Furniture & Household Objects, Bloomington 1980, p. 96

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