Old Wooden Senufo Stool, West Africa with an Abstract Form authentic SW rugs This storage function is best

This storage function is best illustrated in the very heavy bracelets and anklets of the Congo River region

Although many have Mantras (written prayers and invocations) on the outside many older ones are far simpler

Not only is the pile woven from wools from the famed plains of Gazni but the foundation is as well

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black and brown are natural undyed yarn colours

Old Wooden Senufo Stool, West Africa with an Abstract Form authentic SW rugs This storage function is bestCarved from a single block of wood by members of the Senufo Tribe, N. Ivory Coast W. Burkina Faso, this stool has what I refer to as a spontaneous and unrehearsed design. The carver carved following instinct and not a set design and clearly carved without the use of power tools but by hand with a machete, panga or knife. Objects such as this fascinate meNormally objects like this were not made for resale but personal use normally in a small village or