Tyi Warra 1/10 in black locust
Tyi Warra 2/10 in elm
Shown in Black Locust, currently available in Elm or Monterey Cypress 18" x 38" x 12"
Tyi Warra comes from the Bamana people of Africa and is represented as an antelope. The Tyi Warra headdress is carved as a pair, male and female. It is this idea of a pair making up a whole that was the idea behind this bench/stool. While many may think the curvilinear tapered octagonal legs are an influence of the styling of Émile Ruhlmann, the legs are actually more influenced by a Danish modern stool that was in my shop for repair. If you look closely you can see an antelope in each stool; the gracefully tapered flank with the rear legs poised to jump, the "v" of the chest carved in the underside of the seat, the antlers reflected in the shape of the leg.
© Robin Corell 2005