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Miniature Iron Lobi Stool
The curious piece was probably fabricated as a diviner’s prop. It would have been kept in a bag, a basket or some such container with other unique bits and pieces such as curiously shaped rocks and twigs, lovingly carved figurines, sea shells, a miniature axe and the like to aid in the revelation of cures and visions. Of the few miniature stool I have seen over the years this is one of the few I’ve seen in iron. Other iron miniatures one might encounter are mini shackles, gongs and weapons. What makes the stool so unusual is that the full scale version would only have been carved. Ancient pitted patina indicating the probability of an archeological history. 5.5″ long.
