Royal Stool (Kuo)

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CultureBamileke peoples

Titles

Royal Stool (Kuo)

Date1800–1860

PlaceCameroon, Africa

MediumWood

Dimensions19 1/2 × 24 3/4 × 16 in. (49.5 × 62.9 × 40.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment

Object number2009.19

Current Location

The Caroline Wiess Law Building

203M Sterling Galleries

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Department

African Art

Object Type

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS & REGALIA

ProvenanceHans Klinkmüller, Berlin, by 1934 [1]; Georg Kegel, Hamburg, 1934 [1]; by descent, Lore Kegel (1901–1980), Hamburg, before 1980; by descent, Boris Kegel-Konietzko (1925–2020), Hamburg, 1980–2005; private collection, USA; [Entwistle Gallery, London and Paris]; purchased by MFAH, 2009.

[1] Lempertz auction catalog, Brussels, April 9, 2005, lot 93.

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