Lot 151: An expressive Lobi stool fragment

An expressive Lobi stool fragment, Lobi; Burkina faso

The figure, actually the front of a very old stool that has broke apart, the fragment with old classical Lobi head and long neck, the front of the stool almost appearing as a bird's body, the front two legs of the stool now serving as the figure's legs. Dense, almost ossified wood. H. 12 1/2"

Comments:
Property from a New York Estate

Provenance:
Alfred Schienberg, 1971, The Gallery of African Art. NY

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