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ASHANTI STOOL, GHANA
Height: 15 in. (38 cm.)
Provenance
Ernst Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland, 1994
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Lot Essay

Ashanti zoomorphic stools are particularly rare in opposition to the more common geometric ones. It is said that the owner of such a seat would absorb the animal's spirit and characteristics such as cleverness, speed, bravery, ferocity, honesty. The main motif, which is a leopard here on the Beyeler stool, reflected the owner's desired characteristics and status.

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