Wood height 41in (104cm) Provenance: Eric Robertson New York Acquired from the above by the present owner Exhibited: Museum for African Art. "Lasting Foundations: the Art of Architecture in Africa." Sepember 30, 2005 – January 6, 2006. Venue: World Financial Center Courtyard Gallery. This Mossi sun shelter post is from the entrance to the village chief's residence. The Mossi chief holds meetings with dignitaries and other important persons in the shelter where the support posts are carved with figures and designs representing ideal physical and spiritual forms. Cf. Roy, Christopher D., Alain Chaffin. Art of the Upper Volta Rivers, Univ. of Michigan: A. et F. Chaffin, 1987
Wood height 41in (104cm) Provenance: Eric Robertson New York Acquired from the above by the present owner Exhibited: Museum for African Art. "Lasting Foundations: the Art of Architecture in Africa." Sepember 30, 2005 – January 6, 2006. Venue: World Financial Center Courtyard Gallery. This Mossi sun shelter post is from the entrance to the village chief's residence. The Mossi chief holds meetings with dignitaries and other important persons in the shelter where the support posts are carved with figures and designs representing ideal physical and spiritual forms. Cf. Roy, Christopher D., Alain Chaffin. Art of the Upper Volta Rivers, Univ. of Michigan: A. et F. Chaffin, 1987
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