Big stool "asipim" · Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3041072
sold
EUR 2,500
Provenance
Dutch CollectionSize
H: 94,5 cm
B: 45,5 cm
H: 37.2 inch
B: 17.9 inch
Description
wood, animal skin, except for the seat completeley covered with punched brass sheet, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion;
the word “asipim” means " I’m steadfast". Each local king owns one resp. several “asipim”, which were used at important meetings and discussions.
Comparing literature
Bocola, Sandro (Hg.), Afrikanische Sitze, München, New York 1994, p. 76