Title stool of the "ozo" society ·  Nigeria, Igbo, Awka Region · ID: 3048806

Description

wood, black paint, rest., breakage

A work by the same artist illustrated in Cole,1984, p. 50, fig. 71. Both stools show the same distinctive structure of interlocking struts. The design of the base plate with linear engravings and small bird sculptures also matches.

Title stools are important visual markers for the social rank and prestige of its owner. While stools were carved in many Igbo communities, Awka carvers are the best known.

The object Title stool of the “ozo” society with the object ID 3048806 was last part of the auction 98th Auction at March 26, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 210 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.

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Comparing literature

Cole, Herbert M. & Chike C. Aniakor, Igbo Arts, Los Angeles 1984, p. 50, ill. 71