Candle holder (Bene tribe)

Product Description

At the first glance,  it’s a holder, for example, a candle holder.  Actually, I think that in an urban setting it is best to use this piece as a candlestick or an incense stick holder. But in fact this  wonderful wooden sculpture is a chair.

Every man of the wild tribes of Southern Ethiopia has its own private portable chair on which he can rest during a long journey or simply sit in a circle of friends. Each tribe has its own design of such a mobile device, and this cute three-legged stool belonged to the representative of the tribe of Bene – one of the brightest and most colorful tribes of the Omo River Valley.

Height: about 25 cm

Important: The chair is made of wood and has lived in Southern Ethiopia for a while, so it has slight characteristic odor. The smell is not unpleasant, it’s just there.