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A Baule Stool
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
the rectangular base surmounted by the figure of an advancing leopard, the front right and the back left leg in motion, supporting the crescent shaped seat; the whole decorated with incised rings and inserted brass tacks of European manufacture; '214' in white pigment on the seat; light brown patina overall.
Provenance
Acquired from Morton Lipkin, February 3, 1986
Exhibited
Phoenix, Arizona, The Heard Museum, Animal, Bird and Myth in African Art, April 12 - October 13, 1985
New York, The Museum for African Art, Animals in African Art: From the Familiar to the Marvelous, March 31 - December 31, 1995
New York, The Museum for African Art, Animals in African Art: From the Familiar to the Marvelous, March 31 - December 31, 1995
Literature
The Heard Museum 1985: 15, figure 29
Robbins and Nooter 1989: 541, figure 1451
Roberts 1995: 171, figure 125
Robbins and Nooter 1989: 541, figure 1451
Roberts 1995: 171, figure 125