Stool

Museum number:
5-6970
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050006970
Alternate number:
96 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2155
Description:
Stool; wood with beveled disc seat; 3 legs carved in openwork design; cowhide strap attached through openings in 2 legs; h. 17 cm; dia. 21 cm. used by everybody for sitting on
Donor:
Ronald J. Clarke and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ukambani, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Kenya; Ukambani; Kamba (Murdock...44:2)
Culture or time period:
Kamba
Collector:
Ronald J. Clarke
Collection date:
1964
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Stools (seating furniture)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Stool, accession number 5-6970, described as Stool; wood with beveled disc seat; 3 legs carved in openwork design; cowhide strap attached through openings in 2 legs; h. 17 cm; dia. 21 cm. used by everybody for sitting on
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stool, accession number 5-6970, described as Stool; wood with beveled disc seat; 3 legs carved in openwork design; cowhide strap attached through openings in 2 legs; h. 17 cm; dia. 21 cm. used by everybody for sitting on

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