stool (furniture)

Stool with a concave, ovoid seat and a heavy base with cutouts at the sides, carved all in one piece. It was painted all over first in light tan, then in black, with the solid parts of the design being scratched through to show the light painted underneath. The middle part of the seat has a 'Greek Key' design, while the ends of the seat are painted a solid black. The base is painted, both inside and outside, in a pattern consisting of crosses and dots. The underside of the seat is decorated in a zig-zag pattern.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1969.91
Date
1952
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 193 mm x 444 mm x 188 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; pigment
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
World Gallery > Americas > Amazonia WaiWai
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