Stool

before 1929 Diameter: 26.8 cm (10 9/16 in.); Overall: 27 cm (10 5/8 in.) Source image
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Carved from a single piece of wood, Nyanga stools like this were multipurpose and took on different meanings depending on their use. Shaped like a curved hourglass, the shiny, patinated surface is textured with incised geometric designs. One use was for young male initiates to...

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