Cameroon Carved and Polychromed Figural Stand

African, circa 1900, with circular top over a jaguar or leopard figure standing over a figure holding a gun, over a seated Chief wearing a crescent shaped hat and holding a drinking horn, on a snake and lizard carved base, carved from solid, 47-1/2 in. - Provenance: Christie's London, July 5, 1989, lot 52, purchased for £10,035, (accompanied by original catalog and receipt); Estate of Paul W. Doll, Jr., Lake Toxaway, North Carolina
Condition Report: shrinkage cracks throughout, remnants of black and white polychroming, minor water damage at underside of base, other scattered distress and some very minor chips