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ASHANTI CARVED WOOD STOOL, GHANA, AFRICA

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ASHANTI CARVED WOOD STOOL, GHANA, AFRICA

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Description

Asante, with carved crocodile form support
h. 12 w. 17-1/2 d. 9-1/2 in.

Provenance: Purchased from Galerie Amrad in 1989; by the late centenarian Joseph S. Blank, Jr., former board member of The Neuberger Museum of Art

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ASHANTI CARVED WOOD STOOL, GHANA, AFRICA

Name: ASHANTI CARVED WOOD STOOL, GHANA, AFRICA
SKU: 92721248
Price: 400 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $400 - $600

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Starting Price $225

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