
Stool (Primary Title)
Unknown (Artist)
Each of the two figures supporting this stool holds a mask in front of its face, suggesting that the stool once belonged either to a chief or to a person who governed the use of masks. A hole in the center of the base made it possible to display the stool on top of a pole, as a sign of the owner’s status, when it was not being used at a seat.
Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund
African Exhibition. Fine Arts Center. Lynchburg, VA. 29 April - 8 May 1979.
Dayton Art Institute. Dayton, Ohio. September - October 1970.
Dayton Art Institute. Dayton, Ohio. September - October 1970.
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