Stool with Cariatide
Mambila · Cameroon
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- Material
- Wood
Given its former owner, a minister of one of Cameroon's first governments, everything suggests that this stool is from the end or mid-century. XIX. With expression…
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Full original description
Given its former owner, a minister of one of Cameroon's first governments, everything suggests that this stool is from the end or mid-century. XIX. With expression and shears of the purest style mambila this cariatide presents its eyes in coffee beans and the heart-shaped face. Strange position and size of legs arms. Beautiful patina, honey.
Numerous are African art objects adorned with cariatids, mainly stools whose seat takes support on their heads. They are rarely used to sit, they are rather small prestigious furniture or employed in ceremonies and solemnities. The greatest artistic improvement of the highest object is the rank of its owner.
Further technical information
- Width
- 40 cm
- Attributed period
- Century XIX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Cameroon. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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