Ashanti stool - Achantis - Ghana

Very rare to find sacrificial stool , used on a family altar. This stool has been very intensively used in ceremonies concerning the consultation of the ancestors in times of need. A thick sacrificial crust has evolved after this very intense use. These sacrificial stools are seldom found. One leg has a crack. This specific stool was collected in the city of Kumasi in the late 1990,s and comes from a private Dutch collection. Dim.; 41 x 23 cm.