Stool (seating furniture)

Museum number:
5-15305
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4428
Description:
Stool. 4 curved legs, concave seat ornamented with inlaid wire of copper and other metals. 1 large wedge-shaped crack. Design is star within circle in center and 4 series of curved designs at rim. Seat diameter is 29 centimeters, height is 23.5 centimeters. From Nigeria, possibly Kano area. Materials: dark reddish brown wood, metal inlay.
Donor:
Joan Wescott
Collection place:
Kano State, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria attr.; probably Kano area
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Stools (seating furniture)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
July 25, 1989
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Stool (seating furniture), accession number 5-15305, described as Stool. 4 curved legs, concave seat ornamented with inlaid wire of copper and other metals. 1 large wedge-shaped crack. Design is star within circle in center and 4 series of curved designs at rim. Seat diameter is 29 centimeters, height is 23.5 centimeters. From Nigeria, possibly Kano area. Materials: dark reddish brown wood, metal inlay.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Stool (seating furniture), accession number 5-15305, described as Stool. 4 curved legs, concave seat ornamented with inlaid wire of copper and other metals. 1 large wedge-shaped crack. Design is star within circle in center and 4 series of curved designs at rim. Seat diameter is 29 centimeters, height is 23.5 centimeters. From Nigeria, possibly Kano area. Materials: dark reddish brown wood, metal inlay.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stool (seating furniture), accession number 5-15305, described as Stool. 4 curved legs, concave seat ornamented with inlaid wire of copper and other metals. 1 large wedge-shaped crack. Design is star within circle in center and 4 series of curved designs at rim. Seat diameter is 29 centimeters, height is 23.5 centimeters. From Nigeria, possibly Kano area. Materials: dark reddish brown wood, metal inlay.

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