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A YORUBA STOOL
Dahomey
The kneeling caryatid support with serpent about her neck, her upraised arms supporting the edge of the circular seat, a chicken on one side and a diminutive standing male figure on the other, elaborate painted ornament in various colors
19¼ in. (49 cm.) high, 10¼ in. (26 cm.) diameter
Dahomey
The kneeling caryatid support with serpent about her neck, her upraised arms supporting the edge of the circular seat, a chicken on one side and a diminutive standing male figure on the other, elaborate painted ornament in various colors
19¼ in. (49 cm.) high, 10¼ in. (26 cm.) diameter
Literature
J. Spectre and G. Bradfield, Point of View: Design by Jay Spectre, New York, 1991, p. 46.