Akan Stool

Elaborate hand-carved African Ashanti Stool. Made in Ghana, circa early 20th century.

Original hand carved African tribal Ashanti stool, Ghana, early 20th century. Very nice almost graphic design carved out of one solid piece of wood. The curved seat is supported by a...

Original hand carved African tribal Ashanti stool - Ghana, early 20th century. Very nice details carved out of one solid piece of wood. The curved seat is supported by a decorative c...

A primitive handcrafted wooden African Ashanti styled tribal stool or ottoman done with Mid Century abstracted design motif . The piece has a center post with zig zag carvings and ha...

Beautifully sculpted Ashanti wooden stool. Deep patina. Elegant design. circa 1930, Ghana, Africa. Provenance: Galeria Anna Ricart, Collection "Antoni Tapies." Very good vintage...

When an Akan person sits on their stool, it is believed to absorb something of their essence - a phenomenon which increases with every use.

An early to mid 20th century Ashanti tribal stool. An original piece which has been well used and not produced for the tourist industry. Carved from a single piece of wood.

A wonderful small early 20th century Ashanti tribal stool, headrest. Carved from a single piece of wood. Well worn and genuine tribal stool or headrest.

Wooden carved Akan stool with figural group.  

Hand carved contemporary African style stools... measure from 12.5 h to 15.5 h... Wonderful form...color .proportion..priced per stool..

A midcentury African tribal stool. Ashanti tribe, Ghana. A wonderful genuine tribal stool which has evidently been used and not made for the tourist trade. A great decorative object.

Seated female figure on classic Akan stool holding a sword. From the Ewe people of Ghana, West Africa.

The supports for Akan stools take many forms, they can be purely geometric or architectural with simple posts and columns, or, as in this case, an endless knot form supporting the cu...

What separates this stool from the standard Akan stool or seat is the way the artist has used the wood grain to give texture and color to the leopard.

Beautiful Ashanti stool made by a member of the Akan folk / Ghana.

This elaborately carved stool was typically reserved for a member of the royal family. Tribal stools like this one were an influence on French Art Deco. There is a 3'' small crac...

Beautiful Ashanti stool made by a member of the Akan folk. The object has a very nice and authentic patina.

The supports for Akan stools take many forms, they can be purely geometric or architectural with simple posts and columns, or, as in this case, figural, with humans or animals suppor...

A good example of an African stool featuring interesting geometric carving. The stool has been used and there is obvious signs of wear and tear including a split in the wood and one ...

A stately seat or stool for a royal person of the Akan people, Ghana.

African Art Deco Ashanti elephant stool, Ghana, 1920s Wonderfully carved piece. A similar piece is available for a pair.

Bamileke stool in wood and old brown patina Chief's throne carved with a frieze of stylized spiders evoking the cohesion of the clan Wood, old brown patina, Bamileke usage mark...

Ashanti footstool, Ghana West-Africa Handcut and handcarved Fine condtion Period: probably post 1945