Old Wooden Senufo Stool, West Africa with an Abstract Form authentic SW rugs This unique antique low table

This unique antique low table was used by the side of a low chair to hold tea

A little rust

black and brown are natural undyed yarn colours

all of which exemplify a masters weavers' imagination and skill

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

Old Wooden Senufo Stool, West Africa with an Abstract Form authentic SW rugs This unique antique low tableCarved 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