Nupe Table/Stool- 40.17 Snow Carved from a single piece

Carved from a single piece of solid wood

A tall Benin bronze sculpture from the Edo people of the Benin Kingdom in Nigeria

​Adornment: A carved beaded necklace or collar frames the neck

Size:-  29cmL

Nupe Table/Stool- 40.17 Snow Carved from a single pieceA hand carved Nupe stool from Nigeria, worked from a single piece of wood with intricate incised patterns. The Nupe live along the banks of the Niger River, and stools like this are traditionally used as prestige objects on market days and at important gatherings. Each is carved from a single, seamless block of indigenous hardwood the geometric legs and incised surface patterns reflect a design language unique to the Nupe. Weathered by time and