Description: Very carefully carved Hehe stool from the hehe people of Tanzania. The Hehe (Swahili collective: Wahehe) are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group based in Iringa Region in south-central Tanzania, speaking the Bantu Hehe language. The Hehe pastoralist people lived in isolation on a highland in southwestern Tanzania, northeast of Lake Nyasa. These unique three-legged stools were used for sitting while milking the cattle. From everyday use, you'll see cracks and scrapes which adds character. Historically, they are famous for vanquishing a German expedition at Lugalo on 17 August 1891 and maintaining their resistance for seven years thereafter under the leadership of their chief Mkwawa. The stool is approximately 10 inches high and 9 inches wide. A small crack, scrapes are normal, but overall the stools are in excellent condition. Pictures are exact representations of the item.
Price: 295 USD
Location: Rockville, Maryland
End Time: 2025-02-06T01:52:25.000Z
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