Bridestool stool
Lobi · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: BRN-124
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- Material
- Bronze
Object, coming from the region of Gaona, called interchangeably wedding stool or courtship, since it has a symbolic use during the celebration of marriage. It is…
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Object, coming from the region of Gaona, called interchangeably wedding stool or courtship, since it has a symbolic use during the celebration of marriage. It is also called a stool. Normally these stools are made of wood and you will always carry it on your travels, placed on your shoulder and use it as a defensive weapon. Exceptionally this stool is bronze, so far the only one coocide in this material. These three-legged stools are European-inspired. The front end is formed by two heads of the contracting ones attached to the Janus. Outside marriage ceremonies wooden stools are reserved for clan elders or chiefs and notables to be employed during ceremonies. This stool is reserved exclusively for ceremonial use and as a prestigious object of some important family. It belonged to a minister from one of Cameroon's first governments.
The three-legged stool is essentially masculine while the stools of women invariably have four legs. In several countries Africa number four is associated with females and three with males.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- First third of the century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Côte d’Ivoire. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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