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Leopard stool "osebo-dwa", Ghana, Ashanti, Size: H: 29,5 cm B: 47,5 cm (H: 11.6 inch B: 18.7 inch), ID: 3051604
Leopard stool "osebo-dwa", Ghana, Ashanti, Size: H: 29,5 cm B: 47,5 cm (H: 11.6 inch B: 18.7 inch), ID: 3051604 - 2/6 Leopard stool "osebo-dwa", Ghana, Ashanti, Size: H: 29,5 cm B: 47,5 cm (H: 11.6 inch B: 18.7 inch), ID: 3051604 - 3/6 Leopard stool "osebo-dwa", Ghana, Ashanti, Size: H: 29,5 cm B: 47,5 cm (H: 11.6 inch B: 18.7 inch), ID: 3051604 - 4/6 Leopard stool "osebo-dwa", Ghana, Ashanti, Size: H: 29,5 cm B: 47,5 cm (H: 11.6 inch B: 18.7 inch), ID: 3051604 - 5/6 Leopard stool "osebo-dwa", Ghana, Ashanti, Size: H: 29,5 cm B: 47,5 cm (H: 11.6 inch B: 18.7 inch), ID: 3051604 - 6/6
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Lot 175
Collectors' Items Sale

Leopard stool "osebo-dwa" ·  Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3051604

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Provenance
Werner Kißling (1952-2020), Heltersberg, Germany
Size
H: 29,5 cm
B: 47,5 cm
H: 11.6 inch
B: 18.7 inch

Description

wood, pigments,

In former times, stools with central supports in the shape of a leopard were reserved for kings. Among the Asante (Ashanti) these stools are called “osebodwa” (“osebo” = leopard; “dwa” = stool in Twi language).

The object Leopard stool “osebo-dwa” with the object ID 3051604 was last part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale at September 24, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 175.

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