Big stool in shape of an elephant "esondua" · Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3041087

Name: Big stool in shape of an elephant "esondua"
SKU: 3041087
Price: 1000 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 1,000

Provenance

Alex Vömel, Düsseldorf, Germany

Size

H: 58 cm

L: 67 cm

H: 22.8 inch

L: 26.4 inch

Description

wood, dark brown patina, cowrie shell eyes, curved seat partly in open-worked design, min. dam., missing parts (tusk), traces of abrasion;
“osono”, the elephant, symbolically supports the seat of this stool with his power and strength. In former times this image was restricted to Chiefs, symbolizing their attributes of power and authority. Known as “esondua”, this stool is linked to a series of proverbs relating to the size, strength and grandeur of the elephant as the most powerful animal in the forest.

The object Big stool in shape of an elephant “esondua” with the object ID 3041087 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 248 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.

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