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Small Ashanti tribal headrest stool
Small Ashanti tribal headrest stool

Small Ashanti tribal headrest stool

By Akan Ashanti

Located in London, GB

A wonderful small early 20th century Ashanti tribal stool, headrest. Carved from a single piece of wood. Well worn and genuine tribal stool or headrest.

Category

1920s Ghanaian Tribal Vintage Akan Ashanti

Materials

Wood

Kuduo - Bronze Gold Dust Vessel, Asante People, Ghana, 1940s
Kuduo - Bronze Gold Dust Vessel, Asante People, Ghana, 1940s

Kuduo - Bronze Gold Dust Vessel, Asante People, Ghana, 1940s

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Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

A beautiful bronze vessel, lidded pot on three legs, made by the Asante People, Ghana. Nicely cast lid with 4 reptiles and a bird. Several faces are depicted on the side of the vesse...

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1940s Ghanaian Tribal Vintage Akan Ashanti

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Akan Ashanti furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs.