Antique Senufo Tribe African Carved Wooden Kpaala Bed Bench Ivory Coast, Africa

Description

This is a extremely rare and massive antique, hand carved, wooden, African bench like
bed which was tribally made from a single trunk of native hardwood by the Senufo tribe from the Ivory Coast of Africa. The Senufo people of the Kufulo region refer to these beds as Kpaala and they are used for ceremonial reasons and also to rest and lounge on during the day. For a tribal person to own a large piece of furniture like this was seen as a very high status symbol. This rare African Senufo tribally made and used wooden bed measures 97 1/2 inches long by 23 inches wide and is 15 inches high. From the top of the bed which is decorated to look like the shoulders of the ancestral spirit along the long neck and to the top of its head measures 27 1/2 inches long. Great antique rustic condition with wear from tribal use and there is a crack in the bottom end of the bed which is shown in picture number seven, eight and twelve. This Senufo antique tribal bed has been in my personal collection for ten years and is very rare and would make a fine addition to any African art collection and would be a wonderful piece for interior design and could be used as a bench, coffee table or day bed.
Please note that this bed is not only large but is extremely heavy and would need to be crated professionally therefore it would be very expensive to ship. Seriously interested collectors may contact me through ebay message system for a shipping quote. I also offer professional in person delivery to some locations and cost would depend on distance. I am also open to local pick up if a collector would want to arrange with me to pick up this antique bed themselves.
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