Model stool, made of wood. It has a concave, rectangular seat and rectangular base with two ornamental supports in the shape of crocodiles. Each support has two pillars, creating four legs, with a rounded body, projecting head and long curving tail. The body is decorated with three squares of transverse grooves. [JC [OPS move] 16/5/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Model stool, made of wood. It has a concave, rectangular seat and rectangular base with two ornamental supports in the shape of crocodiles. Each support has two pillars, creating four legs, with a rounded body, projecting head and long curving tail. The body is decorated with three squares of transverse grooves. [JC [OPS move] 16/5/2017]
Geographical reference: Ghana
Africa > Western Africa > Ghana
Cultural groups: Asante
Person: Field collector S.C. Sinclair; Field collector George Evelyn Sinclair; PRM source S.C. Sinclair; PRM source George Evelyn Sinclair
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1945
Date collected: By 1945
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1945
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions: Width: max 46 mm, Height: max 70 mm, Length: max 98 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1945.12.2B

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