Dinka Folding Chair with Leather Seat

It folds flat. It has opinions about where you should sit.

Dinka makers of Sudan, East Africa, built this folding chair from wood and leather in the early 20th century. Portable seats like this are commonly associated with herding and travelling life, where a chair has to move as often as its owner. A slatted back rises above a sling seat of dark, creased leather, and the legs cross in an X beneath. The wood has gone grey and dry, with a worn, handled look at the seat edges.

About 36 inches tall. Fine beside a desk, or as a rest for a stack of books.