Man's Personal Stool
1972.07.0017
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Man's Personal Stool (1972.07.0017) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Colonial, 20th century |
| Culture | Asante, Ashanti, Akan |
| Location | On Exhibitin the Africa exhibit |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Width) | 37.5 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Height) | 41.0 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 25.0 cm |
| Weight | 5577 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Plant--Wood |
| Manufacturing Processes | Carved, Incising |
| Munsell Color Information | Moderate Brown (7.5 Y R 4/4) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | THE SOUL OF THE PEOPLE: The Asantehene, the king of the Ashanti nation, is both the secular and the holy leader of his people. His position is symbolized by the Golden Stool of the Ashanti people. This stool is believed to house the collective soul of the people. In a like manner, the stools of lesser nobles and chiefs carry a significance beyond the merely utilitarian. (7) Wooden stool. Ashanti. 72.7.17 |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | N/A |
| Bibliography | Cole, Herbert M. and Doran H. Ross. The Arts of Ghana. Los Angeles: University of California, 1977. Sieber, Roy. African Art in the Cycle of Life. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Inst. Press. p. 90 Garrard, Timothy. Gold of Africa. 1989 Another useful book dealt with African furniture, but I forgot its correct name. It may have been called African Furniture. There is a book (from exhibition) dealing with chairs only - "African Seats" published by the Smithsonian. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Gift of Norman and Carole Thomas |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |