Wooden stool. It consists of a flat rectangular seat, with concave long edges, supported by a double pillar, with a central open square, on a rectangular base. The edges of the pillar and top of the base have been blackened. [JC [OPS Move] 3/5/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden stool. It consists of a flat rectangular seat, with concave long edges, supported by a double pillar, with a central open square, on a rectangular base. The edges of the pillar and top of the base have been blackened. [JC [OPS Move] 3/5/2017]
Geographical reference: Uganda
Africa > Eastern Africa > Uganda
Cultural groups: Ganda
Person: Field collector Henry Balfour; Field collector Armine Charles Almroth Wright; PRM source Henry Balfour; PRM source Armine Charles Almroth Wright
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1939?, uncertain
Date collected: ?By 1939
Acquisition information: Donated: 1942, uncertain
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Burnt
Dimensions: Width: max 147 mm, Height: max 160 mm, Length: max 208 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1942.1.434
Research and responses: According to Ethnologue, Baganda group name is also called Ganda.
The accession book entries for 1942.1.396-399 are preceded by the following note: The late Henry Balfour, Esq. F.R.S. Specimens from different parts of Africa found unlabelled. As it is impossible to identify the real donor, or donor's, it is assumed for convenience in using the Donor's Index that the specimens are given by Mr Balfour. Mostly without indication of provenance. [MR 2/5/2000]
It is possible the donor has been incorrectly identified as Henry Balfour. In the Related Documents File is a list detailing: "Donors, or probable donors, of material entered under Mr. Balfour's name. 1942.1.430 - 440, ?A. C. A. Wright [MR 2/5/2000]

Search terms: Furniture Dwelling, Stool