esona dwa

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Stool with an elephant in lieu of supporting legs. Clan stools (dwa) of this kind can have many different forms and functions: from a simple household object to the spiritual centre of an entire ethnic group or nation. The latter are kept in dedicated royal rooms.The elephant stool may only be used by the asantehene (king).

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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Cultural attribution
Aschanti
Object type
Schemel
Dimensions
Width: 250.0 mm
Height: 380.0 mm
Length: 510.0 mm
Material/Technique
Carving
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/3153
Related object(s)
is related to : I/3127

Provenance and sources

when
1920 - 1996
when
13.01.1997
where
Africa (location/origin)
Ghana (location/origin)
who
Krieg, Karl H. - Collectors

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CC0 1.0 DEED

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