Zemanek-Münster

Big stool "asipim" ·  Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3041072

sold EUR 2,500
Provenance
Dutch Collection
Size
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.


The object Big stool “asipim” with the object ID 3041072 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 249 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500.

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Comparing literature

Bocola, Sandro (Hg.), Afrikanische Sitze, München, New York 1994, p. 76


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