Stool
Burkina Faso, Lobi
not available anymore
Provenance
Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp, BelgiumSize
H: 31,5 cm
L: 51 cm
H: 12.4 inch
L: 20.1 inch
Description
wood, shiny brown patina, three-legged, the seat carved with geometrical incisions, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
every initiated Lobi man owned such a stool; when they went on a journey they carried the stool with them across the shoulder. In cases of emergency they could also be used as weapon.