One lot includes two very rare four-legged circular stools whose sculpture represents eyes that watch over and protect the initiate; they could also represent mouths symbolizing the sacred word of a Mitsogho evovi judge, for whom these stools are undoubtedly one of the accessories of his office. See another stool from the same corpus attributed to the Kota in the former J.C. Andrault collection. Andrault collection, lot 154 of the De Baecque et Associés sale of June 25, 2018. Mitsogho, Gabon Wood, visible wear, accidents and missing parts, one foot broken-glued (original part), very fine patina of use. H.: 24 and 25cm Provenance: Jacques Viault Collection, acquired in the Eteke region