DESCRIPTION:
Vintage African Ashanti Ceremonial Stool hand carved from a single piece of wood. The seat or stool is one of the most important items of furniture in African culture. They represent the owners status, wealth and social rank. The Ashanti stool, like others has spiritual significance as it understood that it is the seat to the owners' soul. The Ashanti people say that there are no secrets between a man and his stool. Each stool is hand carved from a single piece of indigenous wood, with each central design of the stool carrying its own story. Ashanti stools are perfect as a low side table or as a sculptural decorative stool for anywhere in the home.
Measures Approx: 40 cm x 19 cm x 25 cm high / Base 39.5 cm x 16 cm
Weighs Approx: 2.23 kgs
REF
18323
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