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

Starting price EUR 300
Estimated price EUR 600
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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).

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