Prestige stool

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Description

wood, dark brown patina, black, red and white paint, disc-shaped base and seat, middle strut in shape of a standing female figure, surrounded by 20 figures, arranged in two rows on top of each other, mainly female, in varying postures, holding diverse objects in their hands, painted with changeful ornaments, slightly dam., traces of insect caused damage, cracks, rep. (seat);
a stool is always a symbol of higher social rank and expresses the power “ase” and the character “iwa” of its owner. The figural arrangements show scenes of the principals life.

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Littérature comparée

Drewal, Henry John, Pemberton, John, Yoruba, New York 1989, p. 29

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