BAGA STOOLS, Guinea

 

BAGA
Stool 1, 11" ht.,
SOLD

 

BAGA
Stool 2, 17" ht.,
SOLD

Photographs © Tim Hamill

Stools are a minor art form for the Baga, whose large masks and serpent figures are among the largest and most impressive in Africa. This dense, heavy stool repeats a familiar Baga figure.

We recommmend Art of The Baga: A Drama of Cultural Reinvention by Frederick Lamp (Museum for African Art/Prestel). We have copies for sale at $24.95.

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