Stool "umele" · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3052080
Price
EUR 250
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Kuhlmann & Struck, Hamburg, GermanyWerner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, Germany (1996)
Size
H: 19,5 cm, L: 40,5 cm
H: 7.7 inch, L: 15.9 inch
Description
wood, encrusted patina, collection no. “742”
One-piece stools carved out of a rectangular piece of wood could be carried by the handle that had been carved into them. They were not intended for general, everyday use, but were reserved for the elders or heads of families and important chiefs.
The object Stool “umele” with the object ID 3052080 was part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale on September 24, 2025, lot number 143 at that time and is currently available for EUR 250 in Open sale.
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Comparing literature
Bocola, Sandro (Hg.), Afrikanische Sitze, München, New York 1994, p. 173, ill. 33