Stool · Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3034407
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Size
H: 26,5 cm
L: 40,5 cm
H: 10.4 inch
L: 15.9 inch
Description
light brown wood, shiny patina, open worked oval support element, min. dam., small missing parts, cracks;
the symbolic message carved into the pedestal of the stool represents the owner’s prestige and authority in the community. There are stools for every status: common ones for the ordinary man or woman, the more elaborate for the king (decorated in gold) or Queen mother (decorated in silver).
The object Stool with the object ID 3034407 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 323.
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