Stool ·  Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke · ID: 3041091

Description

wood, brown patina, in openwork design: three rows of human heads, seat covered with animal skin, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
although the bands are seemingly sculptural devices to anchor the heads, they can also be interpreted as frog signs. The frog symbolizes fertility and is considered a good omen.

The object Stool with the object ID 3041091 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 337 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.

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Comparing literature

Northern, Tamara, The Art of Cameroon, Washington D.C. 1984, p. 108, ill. 32