Chokwe Wooden Carved Table Decorated with Tribesman Figurines & Finished with Beaded & Pounded Copper Size: 35.00x20.00x20.00 inches, 35.00 lbs Tribe: Chokwe Country: Angola Condition: Very Good A lot of care is taken in the presentation, the copper accessories and figurine statue adornement can give hints to the period in which the item was crafted. This is a beautiful well aged table (Part of a Private Collection from the Tillman Estate) The Chokwe were once one of the twelve clans of the great Lunda Empire of 17th- and 18th-century Angola. They eventually became independent when they refused to continue paying tribute to the Lunda emperor. Their successful trading and abundant resources caused them to be one of the wealthiest groups in Angola. By 1900 the Chokwe had dismantled the Lunda kingdom altogether, using guns they had received in trade from the Ovimbundu. Chokwe language and influence then began to dominate northeastern Angola and spread among the Lunda peoples. The Portuguese had virtually no contact with the Chokwe until the 1930s when the Chokwe traded wax, rubber and ivory. The Portuguese then quickly brought an end to the dominance of the Chokwe people in the region./ 35.00x20.00x20.00 inches
Dimensions: 35.00x20.00x20.00 inches*
Weight: 35.00 lbs*
* (estimate/approximately)

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