Ashanti Tethered Beast Stool

In traditional Ashanti culture, stools indicated power, status, and lines of succession. The platform base, curved seat, and ridged supports of this stool reference the Ashanti King Stool form. Supported by a beast of burden tethered to a post, the owner of this stool was most likely a successful merchant whose business relied on the power and dedication of caravan animals. This unusual sculptural object communicates a world of inspired culture through its form.