Portrait of the Congo Dragon

I came across this in my photo searches on Google. It appears to be a representation of the Congo Dragon as a large unknown monitor lizard. I have seen comparale representations from the Central Congo area and in Sudan.sometimes a horn is added to the snout, I believe by confusion wuith the "Water Rhino". This is an unusually straightforeward and naturalistic representation. -- DD.

Carved Wooden Seat
 IVORY COAST
Price Realized $7,500
Estimate
$3,000 – $4,000
Sale Information
Sale 2661
Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas including Property from the Estate of Ernst Beyeler
10 May 2012
New York, Rockefeller Plaza
TRADITIONAL SCULPTURE FROM UPPER VOLTA
An Exhibition of objects from New-York museums and private collectors
Exhibition Catalog, October 24, 1978 & March 24, 1979
New York, The African-American Institute
1978
Lot Description
BAULE ZOOMORPHIC SEAT, ULIMBI BIA, IVORY COAST
Length: 44½ in. (113 cm.)