stool, man’s canoe; carved wood; “H-beam” shape; four-leaf clover relief design carved on sides; oval relief carving around top rim; indentations in top
Donor:
Ellsworth La Boyteaux and Mrs. Ellsworth La Boyteaux
Collection place:
Washkuk Hills, Upper Sepik River, New Guinea
Culture or time period:
Papuan
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Stools (seating furniture)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Oceania
Dimensions:
whole— height 25.7 centimeters and whole— length 60 centimeters