Cameroonian Wood Stool

Dark round-topped stool balanced on three broad, splayed legs.

This carved wood stool from Cameroon is from Cameroon, Central Africa, and dates to the 20th century. Stools carved from a single block of wood are widely made across Cameroon and the Grassland region, where seating has long been tied to rank and hospitality. Low stool with a wide, shallow dish-shaped seat, a thick turned stem and three flaring, flat-ended legs spreading from it. The surface is deep brown, scuffed and polished by wear, with pale areas near the legs. It is 13 inches high and 14 in diameter.

Three legs and no hint of wobble in its character.