HAND-CARVED ETHIOPIAN
CHAIRS & STOOLS

NEW! African Carved Chairs is Pleased to Announce a Portion of our Proceeds will be Donated to These Causes!

LIFE’S SECOND CHANCE FOUNDATION:helping to build a new cancer hospital and research and training center in Ethiopia. The goal is to also create awareness of the growing and nearly unchecked cancer problem in Ethiopia.

LIFE’S SECOND CHANCE FOUNDATION
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THE ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH: African Carved Chairs.com will donate to various projects in Ethiopia and abroad that help various causes of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church such as, in the construction of new churches in needed areas, restoration of existing churches, the restoration of art, manuscripts, crosses, and other artifacts, some dating 500-1000 years old and older.

Ethiopian Orthodox Church

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COMING SOON! – Fine Art Paintings

Fine art paintings from Ethiopian local Artists.

Painting Gallery

Africa is home to a great and thriving contemporary art culture. This has been sadly understudied until recently, due to scholars’ and art collectors’ emphasis on traditional art. Many contemporary African arts borrow heavily from traditional predecessors. Ironically, this emphasis on abstraction is seen by Westerners as an imitation of European and American cubist and totemic artists, such as Pablo Picasso,  and Henri Matisse, who, in actuality were heavily influenced by traditional African art. This became the first step of evolution in Western art where people started becoming more open-minded and came out of their shell to explore the different aspects of art.
Ethiopian painting has made a smooth transition, stylistically and aesthetically, from the religious to the secular. The canvasses are rich in color and alive with movement and crowds, sometimes extraordinary numbers of people, who engage the eye of the viewer with their eyes — even when glancing right or left. It is one of the stylistic hallmarks of Ethiopian painting, the rendering of eyes. The twentieth-century secular painting tradition is also an extraordinary visual record of Amharic history and culture, as is quickly apparent by simply leafing through the pages of this book.

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These chairs are imported antiques from Ethiopia. All are hand-carved from one solid block of tree truck unless otherwise noted. They are created by the Jimma people in the forest area of Western Ethiopia. They feature a tripod – 3 legged design unique to the Jimma area. This also know for being the birthplace of coffee.

Just Added! Hand Carved Chair Item # ch00135 This unique chair features a curved back and die cut zig-zag design with triangle openings. This is a very functional chair. [View with PicLens] (click thumbnail pics to enlarge) Item # ch00135 $475 Hand Carved Chair Item # ch00136 This unique chair features a curved back and die cut zig-zag design with triangle openings. This is a very functional chair. [View with PicLens] (click thumbnail pics to enlarge) Item # ch00136 $475

	Hand Carved Chair w/ curved back Item # ch00110 This chair features a curved back and die cut zigzag / diamond pattern design. Its hight and width is suitable for adults. [View with PicLens] (click thumbnail pics to enlarge)
Item # ch00110 $600

Hand Carved Chair with tall back and skin cushion Item # chts00100 This full sized chair features a goat fur cushion. It has 2 front legs and one main rear leg the width of the chair’s back. Its hight and width is suitable for adults. The relief engraving and it’s back emulates the pre-historic obelisks of Axum – the ancient land of the Queen of Sheba. We have several matching chairs like this. [View with PicLens] (click thumbnail pics to enlarge)

Item # chts00100 One Chair $500 ___________ Set of 4 (save $300) Item # chts00100-4 $1700

	Hand Carved Chair w/ curved back Item # ch00111 This chair features a curved back and die cut circular pattern design. Its hight and width is suitable for adults. [View with PicLens] (click thumbnail pics to enlarge)
Item # ch00111 $600

	Hand Carved Chair w/ curved back Item # ch00112 This chair features a curved back and die cut crescent moon pattern design. Its hight and width is suitable for adults. [View with PicLens] (click thumbnail pics to enlarge)
Item # ch00112 $475

# ch00115 $450	Hand Carved Chair Item # ch00115 This chair features a curved back and die cut “cross” pattern design. Its hight and width is suitable for adults. [View with PicLens] (click thumbnail pics to enlarge)

	Hand Carved Chair Item # ch00114 This chair has aleaf design. Its hight and width is suitable for adults. [View with PicLens] (click thumbnail pics to enlarge)
Item # ch00114 $475

	Hand Carved Chair Item # ch00118 This chair has an abstract edge and central die cut. Its hight and width is suitable for adults. [View with PicLens] (click thumbnail pics to enlarge)
Item # ch00118

	Hand Carved Chair w/ curved back Item # ch00119 This chair features a curved back. Its hight and width is suitable for adults. [View with PicLens] (click thumbnail pics to enlarge)
Item # ch00119 $500

	Hand Carved Chair (child size) Item # ch00120 This chair features a die cut diamond pattern design. Its hight and width is suitable for small children. [View with PicLens] (click thumbnail pics to enlarge)
Item # ch00120 $425

	Hand Carved Chair Item # ch00121 This chair features a rectangle back. Its hight and width is suitable for adults. [View with PicLens] (click thumbnail pics to enlarge)
Item # ch00121 $475

	Hand Carved Chair (child size) Item # ch00122 This chair features a curved railed back. Also features an extra leg support design. Its hight and width is suitable for small children. [View with PicLens] (click thumbnail pics to enlarge)
Item # ch00122 $450

	Hand Carved Chair (child size) Item # ch00130 This unique chair features a curved back and die cut opening. Its size is suitable for very small children. [View with PicLens] (click thumbnail pics to enlarge)
Item # ch00130 SOLD

	Hand Carved Chair with curved back (child size) Item # ch00131 This unique chair features a curved back and die cut design. It also has an extra leg support design. Its size is suitable for very small children. [View with PicLens] (click thumbnail pics to enlarge)
Item # ch00131 $450

Fine art paintings from Ethiopian Artists.

• TRADITIONAL LEATHER PAINTINGS

• MODERN PAINTING ON CANVAS

Painting Gallery

Africa is home to a great and thriving contemporary art culture. This has been sadly understudied until recently, due to scholars’ and art collectors’ emphasis on traditional art. Many contemporary African arts borrow heavily from traditional predecessors. Ironically, this emphasis on abstraction is seen by Westerners as an imitation of European and American cubist and totemic artists, such as Pablo Picasso,  and Henri Matisse, who, in actuality were heavily influenced by traditional African art. This became the first step of evolution in Western art where people started becoming more open-minded and came out of their shell to explore the different aspects of art.
Ethiopian painting has made a smooth transition, stylistically and aesthetically, from the religious to the secular. The canvasses are rich in color and alive with movement and crowds, sometimes extraordinary numbers of people, who engage the eye of the viewer with their eyes — even when glancing right or left. It is one of the stylistic hallmarks of Ethiopian painting, the rendering of eyes. The twentieth-century secular painting tradition is also an extraordinary visual record of Amharic history and culture, as is quickly apparent by simply leafing through the pages of this book.

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