Description

An elegantly carved bench of Kamagong wood known as a gallinera or “chicken bench” with slatted backrest framed over swirled carvings. The finialled posts compliment the well-designed scrolled armrest. Beneath the seat is a slatted coop of two door panels. Here a farmer visitor could temporarily keep his rooster while visting his friend. This furniture piece is an ante-sala prerequisite.

This item is part of the DM Guevara Collection which pays tribute to the Filipino artisans of the past two centuries. Comprising of both fine furniture collections and folk implements, the collection highlights Western and Asian influences that are exquisite and functionally Filipino. The DM Guevara Collection was put together by the family matriarch Carmen S. Guevara for the Museo ng Buhay Pilipino in 1979.

Donation

DM Guevara Collection