BANTU STOOL flattened conical shape

flattened conical shape

Where most stools would have been specially hand carved for a specific individual and used as a status symbol and stool

A groom would place currency under his bride's headrest on the eve of consummation as the bride could then take the money to buy an amber necklace to cement her new status as a married woman

this woody capsule holds white

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BANTU STOOL flattened conical shapeA three legged stool, carved from a single piece of hardwood, circa 1940. This piece is believed to be from the Hehe peoples, a fearlessly warring tribe, of the Southern Highlands of Tanzania, located in Eastern Africa. Where most stools would have been specially hand carved for a specific individual and used as a status symbol and stool, many Bantu stools can be recorded as having been used for milking cows or goats. The rim of the stool is etched