Bidspirit auction | SMALL ASHANTI ELEPHANT STOOL

SMALL ASHANTI ELEPHANT STOOL - Ca. 20th century AD > A small Asante wooden stool with a curved rectangular seat supported by a carved elephant standing on a flat base. The animal is modelled with a lowered trunk and sturdy legs.Among Asante and related Akan communities, stools can express identity, office and social standing as well as provide seats. Animal supports add visual allusions to authority and character. >>Size: 215mm x 165mm; Weight: 680g > Provenance: Private London Collection; Ex. Private UK Collection. >>