Description: This is a antique hand carved wooden African four legged stool with two braces which each make an additional leg which was tribally made from a single piece of wood by the Nupe people of Nigeria, Africa. The African Nupe People live near the confluence of the Niger and Kaduna rivers in west-central Nigeria. The Nupe have lived along the banks of the Niger River since the 15th century and were conquered around 1830 by the Muslim Fulani people. Because of this most Nupe People have converted to the Muslim religion so that Nupe art reflects this conversion now being made up of more abstract designs which serve decorative purposes. Nupe art very rarely features animals and even rarer to see humans portrayed. Square and circular shaped stools with intricately carved geometric designs on the seats and sometimes hand painting which are supported by a varying number of separate conical legs like this one, are presented to brides by their grooms on their wedding day and are used throughout the brides life as a prestige object to be brought to special outings like market days, important gatherings, meetings and ceremonies.This African antique Nupe tribal wooden stool is a very collectible African furniture art piece which features hand painting and carved geometric designs. This Nupe African stool measures 46 inches around the circumference of the top of the seat and is 7.50 inches tall and 14.50 inches wide across the top. This piece weighs 7 pounds and 12 ounces. Great tribally used antique rustic condition with some wear, a chip to the side of one leg resulting in two slight cracks and a lot paint loss to the seat. Sometimes these stools were painted more then once or even painted after they were very old.This specimen is very desirable and would make a fine addition to any African collection. I combine shipping on multiple items so be sure to check out my ebay store where I have thousands of items to browse through from Africa and beyond.
Price: 233.75 USD
Location: Williams, Oregon
End Time: 2024-03-15T00:47:46.000Z
Shipping Cost: 45 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Tribe: Nupe People
Maker: Nupe People
Material: Wood / Pigment
Original/Reproduction: Original
Color: Natural Wood Painted With Multiple Colors
