W5RAn best-of-wknd: Arts of Africa: Stool

decor, interior decor, african, stool

  • Culture: Asante
  • Medium: Wood
  • Place Made: Ghana
  • Dates: 19th century
  • Dimensions: 16 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. (41.9 x 57.2 x 28.6 cm)
  • Collections: Arts of Africa
  • Museum Location: This item is not on view
  • Accession Number: 22.1695
  • Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
  • Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY-NC
  • Caption: Asante. Stool (Dwa), 19th century. Wood, 16 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. (41.9 x 57.2 x 28.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1695. Creative Commons-BY-NC
  • Image: overall, 22.1695_view2_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
  • Catalogue Description: Curved seat supported by four rectangular uprights and a cylindrical form centered between them. Cylindrical form is hollow with pierced decoration in vertical panels alternating with low relief horizontal banding. Each of four uprights has two rows of triangular projections along outer edges.

collection:  Brooklyn Museum

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