Lot 84
EAST AFRICAN STOOL
POSSIBLY TANZANIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities
Auction: 1 May 2019 from 12:00 BST
£400
Description
carved wood, the circular seat held up by four finely carved figures with inlaid eyes, wearing loincloths and standing on plinth bases
Dimensions
48cm tall
Footnote
Provenance:
Private collection, Scotland.
Note:
Stools in the present style appear to have been carved for the colonial market in the early 20th century. Examples such as this show such similarity in form and style that it is fair to assume they were the product of a single workshop. In the past they have been catalogued as South African, but it appears more likely they are of East African, likely Tanzanian origin.