Figural carved stool · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3035019
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Size
H: 54 cm
D: 43 cm
H: 21.3 inch
D: 16.9 inch
Description
wood, polychrome painted, equestrian in the centre, three struts and a standing figure serving as caryatids for the disc-shaped seat, two smaller female figures for assistance, one of them carrying palm nuts, slightly dam., missing parts (feet), rep. (base), cracks, cracked paint;
a stool is always a symbol for the high social rank of its owner. Present object shows a chief on his horse with his entourage. Such stools were used for representative purposes or at initiation ceremonies.
The object Figural carved stool with the object ID 3035019 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 297.
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