African Ashanti Stool

Hand gouged oak stools by Jean Touret for Ateliers Marolles. Made in France circa 1960s. Priced per item. Jean Touret moved to Pezay, a rural area near Marolles, in 1946. While ther...

S 20 leather ottoman/stool by Pierre Chapo. Made in France circa 1967. Provenance: Maison Gauthier by Jean Prouvé. Saint Dié 1962 Via Atelier Chapo Créations : Same manufacture as the S15 armchair. The intelligence of the so-called "48×72" assembly system sees the introduction of a new generation of ingenious furniture from which the S 20 ottoman...

Set of four sculptural oak dining chairs by Guillerme et Chambron. Made in France circa 1960s.

Set of six "Meribel" chairs by Charlotte Perriand. Made in France, circa 1950s. Literature: J. Barsac, "Charlotte Perriand, Un art d'ha...

Pair of elm S35 modular benches by Pierre Chapo. Made in France circa 1960s.          

Two seater "Soriana" sofa by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina. Rare edition in original cognac leather. Made in Italy circa 1969.

An indicator of status and family, stools play an integral role in traditional Ashanti culture. Believed to be the resting place for a person's soul, a stool is given to a child when they first learn to crawl and used in personal milestones throughout the rest of their life. Carved from a solid block of wood, each stool has a rectangular base and a distinctive curved seat supported by a central column and four corner posts. While some ceremonial stools are carved to convey particular proverbs, this stool is simply decorated with scalloped edges, geometric patterns, and a small cross. The combination of shapes and curved lines makes this Ashanti stool...

Ashanti wooden stool West Africa, Ghana.

Ashanti wood stools West Africa, Ghana.

Ashanti Wood Stools West Africa, Ghana

African Ashanti-Asante style wooden stool A 20th century Ashanti form wooden stool with a wide, rectangular and curved seat on a rectangular base plate in between a round central ...

Ashanti wood stools West Africa, Ghana.