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1945.12.15B

Model stool, made of wood. It has a concave, rectangular seat and rectangular base, with two oval supports which each have a central, rectangular window. The outer faces of the supports are decorated with chip carved triangles. There are two semicircles cut out of the seat. [JC [OPS move] 16/5/2017]

1945.12.15B

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Collection type
Object
Description
Model stool, made of wood. It has a concave, rectangular seat and rectangular base, with two oval supports which each have a central, rectangular window. The outer faces of the supports are decorated with chip carved triangles. There are two semicircles cut out of the seat. [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
Length: max 94 mm, Height: max 66 mm, Width: max 57 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1945.12.15B

Search terms: Model, Furniture Dwelling, Stool