We present here, almost exclusively, seats coming from Africa, those from Asia being very rare, their populations prefering to sit directly onto the floor.
More than any other piece of furniture, seats from black Africa adopt forms of remarkable inventiveness and are of a very wide variety of styles. Their smooth surfaces not only invite to rest, but also show very sophisticated ornamentations. The technical skill and imagination of traditional craftmen contributes to increase the prestige of the owner of the seat, and the most ornate can also be used to promote a political position. No other non-European civilization offers such varied forms of seats; from the throne of a chieftain to the stool of common use, with variety from one tribe to another…
This is from the records of the Princeton University Art Museum.
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Afro chair FV6
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Afro chair FV7
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Afro chairs FV12
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Afro chairs FV13
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Afro chairs FV16
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Ashanti stool FV6
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Ashanti stool N2A
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Bamun Stool AF12
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Bamun stool N1E
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Borneo stool BO3
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Hehe Stool FVS8
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Kusu stool FVS2
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Mossi stool A31A
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Mossi stool AF67B
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Tribal table FVT1
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