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A folding wooden chair with a pierced, scrolled back and brass studs.

Royal chair (akonkromfi)

Asante, Ghana, probably mid to late 19th century. Wood, brass and leather.

Provenance With a dealer in Lomé, Togo, before 2000, then a Chicago gallery; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago in 2000.

Art Institute of Chicago, 2000.347

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, public domain, background removed. Licence · Source