The stools below have been sold and are left here for reference
and educational purposes.
Please go to ASANTE
ABSTRACT STOOLS PAGE 2.
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ASANTE (ASHANTI), CEREMONIAL STOOLS, Ghana
Stools indicate status, power and succession of chiefs and kings. Carved from single blocks, Asante (or Ashanti) stools traditionally have crescent-shaped seats, flat bases and complex support structures, which exist in many designs with symbolic meaning. Most had specific names and designated users. Asante stools are spiritual as well as practical. They were understood to be the seat of the owner's soul and when not in use were leaned against a wall so that other souls passing by would not settle on it.
Many of the stools pictured here were probably made for the art market.
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