Royal stool
Prairie Camerounaise, Bamiléké
Vendu
260 €
Provenance
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, GermanyTaille
H: 24 cm
D: 23,5 cm
H: 9.4 inch
D: 9.3 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, paint remains, a leopard sculpture as caryatid figure, the body coated with a dotted pattern, dam., cracks, traces of abrasion;
in the Cameroon Grassfields stools are important chief regalias. The open worked base is typical for this region.