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Chair · Nigeria
Altar Stool
Attributed to an unidentified Ketu master (active mid-19th century) · Nigeria · Mid–/late 19th century
A sculptural tour-de-force, this stool was made for an altar dedicated to the deity Sango. At its center is a Sango priest—identifiable by his double-bladed staff and cape covered in cowrie shells—and a woman who reclines before him in a formal greeting. Moving clockwise, they are encircled by a man playing a drum; two women devotees, one of whom is holding a chicken for sacrifice; a rifle-toting soldier leading a bound captive; and a woman holding a large offering bowl.
— Art Institute of Chicago, catalogue text
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