Turtle Wedding Stool

c. 1900
$1,280 USD SOLD
Dimensions
W: 13.0" D: 23.25" H: 13.75"
Materials
Paint
Wood
Collection #
CAA1324
Estimated Shipping
$150

Cultures across the world associate turtles with many similar symbols--wisdom, longevity, and protection, to name a few. In Africa, these symbols exist alongside hundreds of stories of sly old turtles using their hard earned wits to outsmart opponents. Each of these qualities are visible in this endearingly mischievous wedding stool. The bride to be would have rested on this symbolic stool, ensuring longevity, protection, wisdom, and a little playful fun for her marriage to come.

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