Royal throne
Cameroon, Bangwa / Bamileke
sold
EUR 500
Provenance
Gisela & Hartwig Dehmel, Lüchow, GermanySize
H: 42 cm (seat)
78,5 cm (backrest)D: 42,5 cm
H: 16.5 inch (seat)
30.9 inch (backrest)D: 16.7 inch
Description
wood,
The figures carved on the front of the backrest are reminiscent of royal
commemorative figures. One of them holds a drinking horn, which is considered to be a prestige object. The motif of the leopard as a caryatid figure is a reference to the former use of the stool at the court of a Fon.