Nupe Ten Legged Stool
Product ID: A2200-089
$1,495.00
About this piece
Ten tapering legs, like a cluster of dark candles.
Nupe artisans of Nigeria, West Africa, carved this ten-legged stool in wood in the 20th century. Nupe stools are commonly both seats and decorated pieces of household furniture. An oval seat with a raised rim carries an incised panel of lattice and chevron patterns along its top. Ten thick legs taper to narrow feet, and the wood is a deep brown with a dry, satiny finish. The surface is worn pale at the edges of the seat.
About 12 inches high. You will count the legs twice.
