Asante Stool
Country: Ghana
Material: Wood
Size: 12" x 21"
All Asante stools have the same basic form, with variations in the central support, however the design of a lion with its prey, symbolizes the power of the Ashantahene or King. Every Akan person has a personal stool carved for them. Nobody else may sit on that stool, for it contains the personal power of the owner. The deceased person is washed on their stool before burial, and it is then placed on its side in a shrine where family members can leave offerings to the deceased.
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