"Ashanti Kingdom Ghana Antique Dignitary Stool Chief Carved Wood Barrel Barrique 19th Century"
Old chief or dignitary stool ASHANTI Kingdom (Ghana-Ivory Coast) Carved wood H. 40cm; W. 49cm; D. 27.5 cm Provenance HN Charente Collection Stool with curved seat, supported by a rectangular base decorated in the middle with an atypical decoration of a barrel or cask of wine testifying to commercial exchanges between the Ashanti Kingdom and the Western powers before the colonial era, the stepped base decorated with a snake on each side. Very beautiful patina of use Native restorations (studded metal plate) wear and small losses in the wood Presumed period 19th century