African art Throne, Luguru or NyamweziTanzania. . Cm 59,00 x 144,00 x 59,00. Wooden throne used by chiefs and high dignitaries during important cerimonies. Carved wood with light brown patina. Otstanding piece, characterized by a refined and complex carving work.NOTE - For a similar specimen see: Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Luguru artist, high back stool (object number: 89-10-1).Provenance: Parisian collection of the painter Arturo Carmassi (Lucca, 1925- Empoli, 2015). This piece was inherited from the French humanist and collector Renée Druart (Grasse 1888-1961) whose daughter Carmassi had married.