Ashanti Asipim Chair from a Royal Court
Ghana
Morton Dimondstein, Los Angeles
Private collection, Los Angeles
H: 32”/ 81cm x W 16.4” / 41.6cm x D 14” / 35.6cm
Patterned after English chairs from the 17th and 18th century, these chairs were status symbols for an Ashanti chief. The number of Asipim, and other elaborate chairs, in the royal court testified to a chief’s status and prestige.
$950
