Figural carved stool ·  Nigéria, Yoruba · ID: 3035019

Description

wood, polychrome painted, equestrian in the centre, three struts and a standing figure serving as caryatids for the disc-shaped seat, two smaller female figures for assistance, one of them carrying palm nuts, slightly dam., missing parts (feet), rep. (base), cracks, cracked paint;
a stool is always a symbol for the high social rank of its owner. Present object shows a chief on his horse with his entourage. Such stools were used for representative purposes or at initiation ceremonies.

L’objet Figural carved stool avec l’ID d’objet 3035019 a fait partie de l’enchère 73rd tribal art auction en 25 mai 2013 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 297.

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