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NUPE CULTURE, NIGERIA, AFRICAN CARVED WOOD THRONE
NUPE CULTURE, NIGERIA, AFRICAN CARVED WOOD THRONE
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NUPE CULTURE, NIGERIA, AFRICAN CARVED WOOD THRONE STOOL, 20TH C. H 14" W 16" L 24" Carved top with sawtooth and reptile motif, supported by four stout tapered legs, with a three tiered sawtooth filigree panels front and back. Literature: “When Art Works, African Utilitarian Objects from the Faxon Collection”, Published by Wayne State University. p.31, Plate 44. Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Birmingham, MI. Michigan Senator and creator of the Michigan Council for the Arts.
Condition
apparent wear to finsih throughout, edgewear to the seat, showing distress from age and enviroment.
Dimensions
14 x 16 x 24 in
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