{"product_id":"antique-hand-carved-lobi-stool","title":"Antique Hand-carved Lobi Stool","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e L 22\" × W 3\" × H 6\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single carved hardwood block, braided leather cord\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-1900s\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Burkina Faso, Lobi people\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent vintage condition. Wear consistent with age and use.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e This listing is for one stool. Measurements follow the longest, widest, and tallest points of the carved form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarved by Lobi artisans in Burkina Faso in the mid-1900s, each of these was worked from a single block of wood and finished with a braided leather cord for carrying. They were made as headrests: portable, personal, shaped to the body rather than to a room.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecades of handling have brought up a deep patina across the surface. The form is spare enough to read as sculpture on its own, and low enough to work as a stool or a stand beside a chair.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sojourn Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42889077489879,"sku":"","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/1344\/2263\/products\/image_606bb127-9b6c-494a-8c51-6fb93e313b7d.heic?v=1654906361","url":"https:\/\/www.sojournvintage.com\/products\/antique-hand-carved-lobi-stool","provider":"Sojourn Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}