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Man's Personal Stool

1972.07.0017

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Man's Personal Stool   (1972.07.0017)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Furnishings
    2. :
  2. Furniture
    3. :
  3. Seating Furniture
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Colonial
Date 20th century
Culture Asante, Ashanti, Akan
Location On Exhibitin the Africa exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Width) 37.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Height) 41.0 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 25.0 cm
Weight 5577 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Plant--Wood
Manufacturing Processes Carved, Incising

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description Under Review
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

Credit Line/Dedication Gift of Norman and Carole Thomas
Reproduction no

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