Gurage Wood House Post, Based
Product ID: A0607-051
$3,495.00
About this piece
Where the grain shows through, this post turns almost silver.
Gurage builders of Ethiopia, East Africa, made this house post in wood in the 20th century. In Gurage country, posts like this have commonly held up the roof of a dwelling. Here a straight, slim trunk narrows to a pointed top. The surface is dark and dry, with raised grain, small splits and patches of lighter, rubbed wood near the middle. The base is thicker and slightly angled.
About 121 inches tall. Think of it as architecture, minus the building.
