Stool

Luo culture, Uganda or Kenya

19th to very early 20th Century

 

This beautiful and ancient Luo stool with long animal feet has a stunning glossy patina of use and one foot was carefully restored by a previous owner (only a thin line remains visible) So this is not a piece of furniture to sit on but I guarantee a very fair price for a piece of  African design a century old.

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I found a new field photo illustrating this type of stoll in the book "In wildest Africa - the record of a hunting and exploration trip through Uganda, Victoria Nyanza, the Kilimanjaro region and British East Africa..." from Peter MacQueen, 1910.

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The stool comes from a private American collection and dates from the 19th to very early 20th century.

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H: 29 cm (11 1/2 inches)

Price : 500 Euros enquiry