Tabouret de titre de la société "ozo"
Nigéria, Igbo, Région d'Awka
Prix
3 000 €
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Provenance
Family Estate Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Jones, London, Great Britain
Jones (1940-1982) was a British Army officer and posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, awarded for his actions as commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment during the Falklands War.
Taille
H: 33,5 cm
D: 34,5 cm
H: 13.2 inch
D: 13.6 inch
Description
wood,
For a work by the same artist see Cole, 1984, p. 50, ill. 71.
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.