Elephant stool · Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3039022
Description
heavy light brown wood, rectangular plate, supporting elements arranged in two levels: “classic” board-like struts, surmounted by a stylized elephant, min. dam., cracks, small missing parts, traces of usage;
“osono”, the elephant symbolically supports the seat of this stool with his power and strength. In former times this image was restricted to Chiefs, symbolizing their attributes of power and authority. Known as “esondua”, this stool is linked to a series of proverbs relating to the size, strength and grandeur of the elephant as the most powerful animal in the forest.
L’objet Elephant stool avec l’ID d’objet 3039022 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 80th Tribal Art Auction dans 27 juin 2015 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 302 a atteint un prix de vente de 550 €.
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Littérature comparée
Aspects, Akan Cultures in Ghana, Den Haag 2001, p. 68, ill. 43