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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 4626482, member: 8267&quot;]I first thought the chest might be made by a Yoruba carver (Nigeria), with the squat figures and the large eyes. The Yoruba have a tradition of carving door panels with scenes of daily activities. But the figures on your chest lack the elongated heads more typical of the Yoruba style.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]412387[/ATTACH] </p><p><a href="https://www.artkhade.com/en/object/PG8gkR/a-yoruba-door-by-oshamuko-of-osi-ilorin-nigeria" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.artkhade.com/en/object/PG8gkR/a-yoruba-door-by-oshamuko-of-osi-ilorin-nigeria" rel="nofollow">https://www.artkhade.com/en/object/PG8gkR/a-yoruba-door-by-oshamuko-of-osi-ilorin-nigeria</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The roof style of the houses on the lid look similar to Ghanaian architecture of the Akan/Ashanti.</p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/ERIeZwv.png?2" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.skyscrapercity.com/threads/akan-architecture-africa-ghana.1687307/page-3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.skyscrapercity.com/threads/akan-architecture-africa-ghana.1687307/page-3" rel="nofollow">https://www.skyscrapercity.com/threads/akan-architecture-africa-ghana.1687307/page-3</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Ghana has become a center of wood carvings for export, in a variety of styles. I have not found any evidence of this form of chest among traditional West African furnishings, so I think they were probably developed as items for sale on the western market. I have found some examples of contemporary chests well attributed to Ghanaian carvers, (some made to order), as well as a few others attributed to Nigeria, and unidentified:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.artmajeur.com/ebenezernanor/en/artworks/1509989/carved-wooden-african-chest" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.artmajeur.com/ebenezernanor/en/artworks/1509989/carved-wooden-african-chest" rel="nofollow">https://www.artmajeur.com/ebenezernanor/en/artworks/1509989/carved-wooden-african-chest</a></p><p><a href="https://www.tribalvillage.com.au/product/wooden-tribal-chest-2/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.tribalvillage.com.au/product/wooden-tribal-chest-2/" rel="nofollow">https://www.tribalvillage.com.au/product/wooden-tribal-chest-2/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/african-benin-nigeria-carved-wooden-chest-honorin-82-c-7af41c5884" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/african-benin-nigeria-carved-wooden-chest-honorin-82-c-7af41c5884" rel="nofollow">https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/african-benin-nigeria-carved-wooden-chest-honorin-82-c-7af41c5884</a></p><p><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/486740672238201569/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/486740672238201569/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/486740672238201569/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/African-Carved-Wooden-Handmade-Center/dp/B00UDTR9AC" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.amazon.ca/African-Carved-Wooden-Handmade-Center/dp/B00UDTR9AC" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.ca/African-Carved-Wooden-Handmade-Center/dp/B00UDTR9AC</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The carvings on your chest are more interesting than most of the others I found. It appears to be in quite good condition. It could probably be dated to the second half of the 20th century, and I would lean toward the earlier part of this time range (perhaps 1960-1970s).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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