Stool ·  Cameroon Grassfields · ID: 3035221

Description

wood, brown patina, blackened in parts, circular base and seat, supported by four leopards standing on their hind legs, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage, small missing parts, cracks, traces of abrasion;
in the Cameroon Grassfields stools are an important part of a chiefs regalias. The open worked base is typical for this region. The leopard embodies certain attributes like speediness, survivability and aggressiveness which were transfered on the king. So he became the most important royal symbol, like an “alter ego” of the king.

The object Stool with the object ID 3035221 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 291 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.

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