Stool
Burkina Faso, Lobi
not available anymore
Size
L: 44 cm
H: 19,5 cm
L: 17.3 inch
H: 7.7 inch
Description
wood, shiny brown patina, three-legged seat, carved with an anthropomorphic head, dam., minor missing parts, cracks, traces of usage;
every initiated Lobi man is said to have owned such a stool. They were carried on the left shoulder when travelling. In cases of emergency they also served as weapon.