Antique Rare & Unusual African Stool #vintage mexican jewelry

Antique Rare & Unusual African Stool #vintage mexican jewelryOne of the rarest stools I have found in all my years of collecting. Every dealer and every collector has different criteria for their collections and the objects they collect. Of course signs the objects was made according to traditional specifications and techniques, that the object was authentically used and that no techniques to alter the appearance to enhance age, appearance, condition or signs of use were used to enhance its authenticity, value

of the mask wearer and transformed the wearer into a mystical state in a way to communicate with the supernatural to influence the powerful forces in nature

Entire:12” t x 27” w

In Sanskrit Pancha refers to “five” and Atayana refers to the word “altar” hence the word Pachayatna

As the metal cooled

Pietra dura items are generally crafted on green

The external and internal colours are magnificent and compliment one another so well

The carved relief projects a great sense of dimensionality as it is so deep

white and carded browns with contrasting aniline red commercial dyed yarns in both the serrated lightning designs

they need to be studied in context

Size:13” w (widest point includ

It bears an old collection number of #528 which I have left on

Size:11” diameter at bottom x 15” t