{"product_id":"antique-ghanian-ashanti-style-stool-with-leopard-carved-africa-gsa1022","title":"Antique Ghanian Ashanti Style Stool with Leopard Carved, Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarved Antique African Leopard Ashanti Style Stool. \u003cbr\u003eEarly 20th Century Ghanaian Ashanti style leopard stool.\u003cbr\u003eAnimal leopard stool hand-carved wood from Ghana.\u003cbr\u003eThis is the \"OSEBO GWA\" ( The Leopard stool ).\u003cbr\u003eStools indicated power, status, and lines of succession in traditional Ashanti culture. The platform base, curved seat, and ridged supports reference this as an Ashanti King stool. In Ashanti culture, leopards were symbols of fierce power. King stool form supported by a leopard mark this as a leader's stool. Animal representations were frequently gestural, relying on basic shapes and a sense of movement to evoke the spirit of the intended animal\u003cbr\u003eUsed during ceremony by the important royal Akan family. The leopard is a symbol of strength, stealth, and expert hunter.\u003cbr\u003eThis has distinct signs of extensive use on the underside of the curved sides where it was frequently gripped. The leopard in Akan society is associated with the king or chief because this powerful predator can see in the dark, it can travel easily and stealthily from the upper world of trees to the middle world of earth, and it can swim in the underworld of water. This is a wonderful Cubist sculpture of the animal, giving the leopard a friendly, noble bearing, the thick legs and strong neck convey a sense of strength and stability, virtues associated with the royal person who may have owned this. Hand-carved from a single piece of wood. This unique stool features a carved base to support the curved rectangular seat. This stool were used by Chiefs indicated status, power and succession of chiefs. These stool traditionally have crescent-shaped seats with designs that have symbolic or tribal meaning. \u003cbr\u003eCondition, Antique condition, restored cleaned and oiled, signs of age and use.\u003cbr\u003eWood is cracked over the animal carving, there is a piece of wood missing on the stand see pictures, or ask questions.\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 14.5\" high x 22\" long x 10.5\" wide\u003cbr\u003eSeat height is 14.5\".\u003cbr\u003eOrigin: Ghana Africa\u003cbr\u003eCirca: 1950's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Height: 14.5 in (36.83 cm); Width: 22 in (55.88 cm); Depth: 10.5 in (26.67 cm); Seat Height: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Folk Art (In the Style Of)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials and Techniques:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wood; Hand-Carved; Hand-Crafted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlace of Origin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ghana\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-20th Century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate of Manufacture:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1950\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fair; Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor structural damages. Some wear, cracks, damages due to age and usage please see photos or ask questions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition classification:\u003c\/strong\u003e Used\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"MOSAIK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42746140688430,"sku":"GSA1022","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2802\/0948\/files\/f_30847512_1665749688592_bg_processed.jpg?v=1790515172","url":"https:\/\/www.e-mosaik.com\/products\/antique-ghanian-ashanti-style-stool-with-leopard-carved-africa-gsa1022","provider":"MOSAIK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}