A Bamileke ceremonial stool,Cameroon,Grasslands,before 1920 A round seat on crouched leopard figures,circular base. Partly covered with blue and red cloth and embroidered with dark blue and white beads. Cloth somewhat bleached,light marks of wear and age. Height 35 cm. Diameter of the seat 36 cm. The Bamileke consider the leopard a symbol of power,with close ties to the person of their king. Cf. Northern,The Art of the Cameroon,Ill. 155. Provenance: From a German collection,assembled before 1920. See also: Sotheby's New York auction,Arts of Africa,Oc,Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

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