Old Wooden Senufo Stool, West Africa with an Abstract Form authentic SW rugs angle and size of the

angle and size of the 'nodules' is complex and for such a uniform article to be created shows tremendous skill

Although many have Mantras (written prayers and invocations) on the outside many older ones are far simpler

A little rust

The chair is in good condition and is unpolished

but he later came to see this literal interpretation as characteristic of the first level of knowledge

Old Wooden Senufo Stool, West Africa with an Abstract Form authentic SW rugs angle and size of theCarved from a single block of wood by members of the Senufo Tribe, N. Ivory Coast W. Burkina Faso, this stool has what I refer to as a spontaneous and unrehearsed design. The carver carved following instinct and not a set design and clearly carved without the use of power tools but by hand with a machete, panga or knife. Objects such as this fascinate meNormally objects like this were not made for resale but personal use normally in a small village or