IYENGAR YOGA HANDMADE BACK BENDING BENCH, RARE MARY DUNN
Item History & Price
Reference Number: Avaluer:6897161 | Brand: Mary Dunn |
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States | Activity: Yoga |
Color: Natural Wood | Type: Yoga Bench |
This gracefully hand crafted yoga bench is part of a Connecticutarchitect and art collector’s elegant estate. The bench is not only a uniqueand aesthetically pleasing usable piece for yoga practice, it’s also a part ofIyengar Yoga history: The piece was purchased from renown Yoga instructor, thelate Mary Palmer Dunn, whose mother helped bring yoga master B.K.S. Iyengar tothe U.S. in the 1970s. She eventually became the founding director of theIyengar Yoga National Association here ...in the States (see photo of label). Thebench, which dates from the 1980s, is designed in two parts, and may beconfigured in a number of ways to allow various yoga stretching positions (seephotos). The combined bench is 62-1/2" long, 21-3/4" at its highest and 13" at its widest. The two parts are joined by brass latches on each side. The bench is in very good vintage condition. Please note thatit’s available for local pickup only.