Object class: Furniture / Collection place: Western Africa / Donor: Berta Bascom - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Stool (seating furniture), accession number 5-14939, described as Stool, polychromed carved wood; standing anthropomorphic figure centered on one side has arms to two serpents (prob. pythons) which act as supports; inside is kneeling anthropomorphic figure holding bowl and standing woman holding object; outer figure between latter two is column with fish-like tail at top; seat is saddle-shaped; oval base ptd. red has major crack; much paint loss; h. 44.5 cm. l. top 53.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Stool (seating furniture), accession number 5-16331, described as stool with three legs and antelope head; carved wood, black and white paint.

Hearst Museum object titled Stool (seating furniture), accession number 5-11709, described as Bida? stool. (8am on railroad, 175). R4. Broken; repaired by Kahno 1960, 2 am on railway.

Hearst Museum object titled Stool (seating furniture), accession number 5-10280a-d, described as stool; chief's stool; wood; A) round seat with square hole insert for b; diameter: 50 cm; B) stand; wood; cylindrical; center single leg elaborately carved with 4 breasts at center; length: 29.5 cm; C) base; wood; split and repaired with 4 iron braces; diameter: 48 cm; D) base; wood; square hold insert; diameter: 50 cm. possibly extra base

Hearst Museum object titled Stool (seating furniture), accession number 5-16766, described as carved wooden stool; 4 legs which slant outward; round, concave seat decorated with a large center square from which 4 striped bands and 4 rays ending in diamond radiate (bands from sides; rays from corner). bands and square decorated with narrow carved bands. Conservation: Crack (repaired) through center of stool saw cut on one leg.

Hearst Museum object titled Stool (seating furniture), accession number 5-14085, described as Wood stool with three carved human figures with two snakes curving around upper edge, forming supports for top. Carved in the solid. Painted figures in naturalistic colors. Height: 34 cm, Diameter: 29 cm