Rare African Carved Wood Stool

Description:

Rare African Carved Wood Stool, Songe, the female figure on a circular base, with wide flat feet, rectangular scarification on the abdomen, the stylized head pitched forward with elaborately looped arms supporting a square seat, glossy dark brown patina, ht. 24 1/2 in.

Provenance: Frank Crowinshield, New York, John Graham, New York, 1940s, Arthur Rothenberg.

Literature: Sotheby's African and Oceanic Art, November 15, 2002, pp. 64, 65.
Estimate $10,000-15,000

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