{"product_id":"vintage-african-wooden-stool-congo-basin-vigil-39cm-x-20cm","title":"Vintage African Wooden Stool - Congo Basin 'Vigil' 39cm x 20cm","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAn unforgiving heaviness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAlways alert.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIt came to me untitled; I call it \u003cem\u003e'Vigil'\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCarved wood caryatid prestige stool in the Congo Basin idiom (Luba\/Hemba stylistic tradition), featuring a crescent-eyed mask face and dentate motif carved into the base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe crescent-eyed face keeps vigil over whoever sits, whoever passes, whoever simply stands before it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA kneeling figure supports the seat, which shows visible age cracks, which is evidence of genuine use rather than damage from mishandling. There are also signs of repair and a crack on the base. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDimensions: 39cm tall x 20cm diameter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFree tracked UK delivery. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Donaldson Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53795460776264,"sku":null,"price":130.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/6986\/5544\/files\/Congo_stool_1.png?v=1786800060","url":"https:\/\/donaldsonvintage.co.uk\/products\/vintage-african-wooden-stool-congo-basin-vigil-39cm-x-20cm","provider":"Donaldson Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}