Chair - Wood, Leather - Ashanti chair
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Ashanti chair from Ghana, made of wood and leather, dating to 1850–1900, measuring 80 cm high, 41 cm wide and 36 cm deep, weighing 7 kg and in good used condition.
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Description
In Africa, the European-style chair appears at the end of the 19th century as a result of contact with colonization.
Since ancient times, the chief's seat had always been the small stool, but the European chair signified the new power.
In addition to the famous traditional stools, Ashanti princes and dignitaries used thrones in the form of chairs like the specimen described here, made with fittings of metal tubes, the seat covered with animal skin, devoid of armrests, and the backrest slightly reclined and embellished with decorative motifs.
The skilled African artisans quickly learned to imitate the models of these foreign chairs, bringing to these replicas an originality never seen before.
WOOD with a proud patina that testifies to its long use.
Piece data
Piece: Chair
Ethnicity: Ashanti
Country: Ghana
Materials: Wood and leather
Dimensions: Height: 80 cm
Documentation certified by: RAQUEL MONTAGUT
At the bottom:
The listed data are guaranteed as pertaining to the described piece. For the record, this CERTIFICATE is issued in Barcelona, on April 5, 2002.
Signature: Raquel Montagut
Seal: RAQUEL MONTAGUT — EXPERTA in Primitive Art — Member of the Union Française des Experts.
Description
In Africa, the European-style chair appears at the end of the 19th century as a result of contact with colonization.
Since ancient times, the chief's seat had always been the small stool, but the European chair signified the new power.
In addition to the famous traditional stools, Ashanti princes and dignitaries used thrones in the form of chairs like the specimen described here, made with fittings of metal tubes, the seat covered with animal skin, devoid of armrests, and the backrest slightly reclined and embellished with decorative motifs.
The skilled African artisans quickly learned to imitate the models of these foreign chairs, bringing to these replicas an originality never seen before.
WOOD with a proud patina that testifies to its long use.
Piece data
Piece: Chair
Ethnicity: Ashanti
Country: Ghana
Materials: Wood and leather
Dimensions: Height: 80 cm
Documentation certified by: RAQUEL MONTAGUT
At the bottom:
The listed data are guaranteed as pertaining to the described piece. For the record, this CERTIFICATE is issued in Barcelona, on April 5, 2002.
Signature: Raquel Montagut
Seal: RAQUEL MONTAGUT — EXPERTA in Primitive Art — Member of the Union Française des Experts.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Weight
7 kg
Specific region of origin
Ashanti
Title additional information
Ashanti chair
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
Ghana
Material
Leather, Wood
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
80 cm
Width
41 cm
Depth
36 cm
Estimated period
1850-1900
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