User:Wikiuser654/Pouf (furniture)

Pouf furniture
A pouf is a stuffed seat with no back or arms. Common uses of this piece of furniture include extra seating, small table, foot-stool, etc. Many poufs are typically round and made of leather, though there are different shapes and materials available1. Regardless of material or shape, the right pouf combines function and beauty and handstitched Kano1 and Morocco poufs are typical examples.

Producer info
A quick search of google provides a long list of Moroccan poufs retailers2. Kano poufs1 on the other hand are not as common in the U.S2, though Kano has a long, documented history of creating exceptional leather goods. According to Columbia University Encyclopedia, 6th edition, “The city (Kano) has long been known for its leatherwork; its tanned goatskins were sent (from about 15th cent.) to N Africa and were known in Europe as Morocco leather....Kano's written history dates back to A.D. 999, when the city was already several hundred years old”.