Antique Asante Stool, Ghana
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Antique Asante Stool, Ghana
Hemingway African Gallery
88 Leonard St.
New York NY 10013
United States
Vintage African Asante Stool Description of Significance
An authentic antique Asante stool from Ghana is both a functional object and a cultural symbol. Among the Asante (Akan) people, stools are traditionally carved from a single block of hardwood and represent the spirit (sunsum), identity, and social standing of their owner. Far more than everyday furniture, a stool embodies personal and ancestral presence, which is why it is traditionally rested on its side when not in use, preventing other spirits from inhabiting it.
Within Asante society, stools signify rank, lineage, and political authority. Each Asante king was keen to associate his reign with a stool bearing a new design, using form and innovation to mark his legacy. This tradition is most famously expressed in the Golden Stool (Sika Dwa Kofi), the sacred symbol of Asante unity and kingship. Many stool shapes have specific meanings or saying associated with them. Antique stools, with their deep patina and signs of use, are therefore valued not only as sculptural works but as records of Ghana’s historical continuity.
Country of Origin
- Hand carved for use in Ghana
Dimensions (inches)
- Depth: 10"
- Width: 20"
- Height: 13"
Shipping
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Hemingway Gallery regards antique African art as the best artistic expression of aesthetic beauty and storytelling throughout the known history of art. Aside from artistic taste, African art accrues value in different ways than other genres, including use in ceremonial settings as well as age. 50 years can be regarded as old or antique when it comes to wood masks and totems. Hemingway Gallery provides both authoritative insight and context into each artifact in the collection, possessing and readily exhibiting direct, intimate knowledge of the source and pedigree. The goal is to preserve and curate one-of-a-kind artifacts of importance while creating a platform for the acquisition of spectacular unique pieces within financial reach.
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