Daniel Hourdé

Daniel Hourdé

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Tshokwe Chaire, Angola

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18,000 - 25,000 EUR

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Tshokwe Chair, Angola


Height: 24 ¾ in., Width: 16 ⅞ in., Depth: 14 ⅝ in. ; Haut. 68 cm, Larg. 43 cm, Prof. 37 cm.

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Professeur Georges van der Kerken Collection, Vice, Governor of the Congo, collected in situ between 1917 and 1925

Belgian Private Collection, 2001

Sotheby's, New York, African, Oceanic & Northwest Coast Art, November 16, 2001, lot 148

Daniel Hourdé and Philippe Ratton, Paris, 2004

Daniel Hourdé, Paris, 2015

Galerie Monbrison, Paris, 2016 

Daniel Hourdé Collection, Paris

Ratton Hourdé Gallery, Paris, Atlantes & Caryatides, June 2004

Monbrison Gallery, London, Frieze Master, October 6-9, 2016

Atlantes & Caryatides, Paris, Galerie Ratton Hourdé, 2004, pp. 68-69

Tribal Art Magazine, n°76, été 2015, p. 10 (adv. Daniel Hourdé)

Tribal Art Magazine, n° 81, autumn 2016, p. 48

With a hide-covered seat, this type of chair was commonly known as chitwamo cha ngundja.


The head and arms of an anthropomorphic figure rise above the frame of the backrest. The hands rest delicately on either side of the face, which is itself finely sculpted and highly expressive. The half-closed eyes, shaped like coffee beans, are set in large, concave sockets. The mouth has finely arched lips that are slightly parted. The right ear is adorned with an iron earring. Another ornament lies in the centre of the forehead, in the hollow of the brow.


Decorated with incised geometric patterns, the backrest stands in for the figure's upper body. The legs are replaced by the four chair legs, joined together by crossbars decorated with Chihongo dance masks. Their presence denotes the prominence of the chair's owner, as Chihongo represented the spirit of power and wealth. The faces show great inner depth. The prominent, slightly rounded foreheads are crowned with large, distinctive horizontal hats. The eyes sit in the center of deep eye sockets. The flat, disc-shaped chins flare out into a fan shape. The feet are kept minimalistic in design. Links sculpted in relief evoke knee joints. The crossbars on the sides of the seat are decorated with turtles carved in the round.


On the rear side, beneath the figure's magnificent coiffure, there is a remarkable mask. The eyes, shaped like coffee beans, are closed, and the lips are slightly parted. The forehead is adorned with the cross of Saint Andrew.