Four-Legged Stool – West Africa - Burkina Faso (No reserve price)

Description of the object: Proposed title: Four-Looted Stool – West Africa Type of object: Traditional furniture / Ethnographic object Material: Carved wood (likely a dense local timber such as iroko or African walnut) Origin: West Africa (may evoke styles of the Lobi, Senufo or Gurunsi peoples) Formal description: This monoxylous stool (carved from a single block of wood) rests on five massive conical feet, evenly spaced. The seat is slightly curved, asymmetrical, with edges softened by wear, suggesting prolonged use. The wood is patinated, dark, with visible marks of handwork and age. Function: Originally utilitarian, used as a personal seat in traditional societies — often reserved for a chief, an elder, or a figure of authority. In some cultures, the stool is also considered a symbolic object, linked to the earth, identity, or status. Style and aesthetics: Minimalist, robust, balanced. The absence of decoration reinforces its functional beauty. It embodies an aesthetics of the essential, where every line stems from use, every form from tradition. Contemporary interpretation: This type of furniture today finds a place as an art object or crude design piece, valued for its authenticity, sculptural power, and connection to ancient cultures.

Estimate:£33.5

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