Stool 43 8" high x 9" wide $200 |
Stool 44 7.5" high x 8.5" wide $200 |
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The stools below have been vetted by a Dogon expert as being authentic with signs of use and age.
The stool below has been vetted by a Dogon expert as
being authentic with significant signs of use and age.
It has been SOLD and is left here for educational and research purposes.
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Photographs © Hamill Gallery
DOGON, STOOLS 2, Mali
Small wooden stools serve the Dogon people for everyday use. There are two distinct types. The simple, abstract ones that we have are very old and wonderfully eroded by time, use and exposure. The more complex ones, supported by figures representing ancestors or nommo were originally symbols of authority for the priests or hogons and not used as stools. Those with a post in the middle are linked with Dogon mythology. The seat represents heaven, the base represents the earth, and the post represents a tree, linking the two.
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