Vintage Handcrafted African Ashanti Wood Stool/Headrest

Vintage Handcrafted African Ashanti Wood Stool/HeadrestThis is a vintage (c. 1970s) Ashanti Stool, a traditional wooden stool headrest from Ghana, Africa. They are significant in Ashanti culture, representing status, power, and succession. Carved from a single block of wood, they often feature a crescent shaped seat, a flat base, and intricate support structures. Ashanti stools are believed to house the soul of their owner. They are not just furniture but sacred objects. DIMENSIONS: 13" L x 7. 75" H x 5.

" The piece is in excellent condition and quite heavy for its size

and most powerful pharaohs of the New Kingdom: the most powerful period of ancient Egypt

the figure was used as a lamp bearer (Efebo Lampadoforo)

The piece is modeled after the highly-regarded artist Christine Federighi (American 1949-2006)

Crafted from bronze with a specialized oxidized finish

ART: 22" H x 16" W

This Bastet statue is in good-to-fair condition as shown

Parvati or Gowri is the mountain princess -daughter of Himavan – God of Himalayas who brings Shiva

This is a truly older piece and not a knock off replica

Saraswati is also associated with wealth

25" H x 5" W x 5

This is an extremely rare and valuable piece to any art collection