Lupona (royal seat), by Ngongo ya Chintu, formerly known as the "Buli Master", ca. 1840–1870
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Lupona (royal seat)

Ngongo ya Chintu, formerly known as the "Buli Master" (ca. 1810-1870, Kateba region, Democratic Republic of the Congo)

ca. 1840–1870

Medium
Wood, metal studs
Classification
Wood-Furniture
Dimensions
H. 24 × W. 11 × D. 11 in. (61 × 27.9 × 27.9 cm)
Culture
Luba or Hemba peoples
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
Credit line
Purchase, Buckeye Trust and Charles B. Benenson Gifts, Rogers Fund and funds from various donors, 1979
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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