African Furniture, African Stool, Tonga People, Zimbabwe #13

Description

Shona Stool.  11½" tall x 8½" across.  Heavy wood looks and feels like Teak.
To treat the wood I have soaked it in Turpentine and then applied Linseed oil.
Classic Tonga stool.  The Tonga are a large tribe in Northern/Central Zimbabwe.
The men like to socialize,  they will carry their own stool.  This Stool has a very comfortable handle built into the design.   The top is slightly curved for a comfortable seat.
This stool is hand carved then blackened/treated over a fire, then sanded smooth.  If available the final finish will be clear floor wax.  A man with such a stool would live in the rural in a Rondavel.  These stools are quite comfortable and practical - do take care as the average Tonga man weighs much less than the average American.
I personally bought this stool in Zimbabwe during a long strange journey in the early 2000's.  I would drive my old 1977 Peugeot 504 into a group of Rondavels and greet the people living there.  The men would usually speak just enough English to communicate with.  I would point to a nice Stool and indicate I wanted to buy it.  Often trading a piece of clothing and some money.  Smiles everywhere as these people were pleased to have a visitor,  especially a visitor who would buy something and even gift a piece of clothing.  Another of my great memories of Africa.  Eventually I filled a 20' container of cool stuff to send home.  Most of this cool stuff has languished in my house since 2004.
See my store category  African Art for more great pieces.
Will combine to save on shipping.
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