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Description

A Chokwe chair decorated with carved figures together with an Ashanti stool and a spirit broom (3)

Condition report: Chair dimensions 90cm high, 35cm wide, seat depth 35cm, floor to top of seat 40cm
The chair rocks slightly from back left to front right foot
Chipping to high points of  figures at the top of the side rails
Seat covering very worn but tight, possibly re-tightened
Front stretchers left join is difffernet to the others, combination of rope and a nail, the figure bent forward on the front stretcher has been broken off and repaired, chipping to both figures on the inside
The right side stretcher with the animal carving is slightly loose at the joints with chipping to the inside
The chair looks to have been altered/ made up of earlier parts
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The broom is worn, mirror to the figures stomach is cracked
Stool has various chips to the extremities

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