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1945.12.28B

Model wooden stool. [PR [OPS move] 17/5/2017]

1945.12.28B

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Collection type
Object
Description
Model wooden stool. [PR [OPS move] 17/5/2017]
Long description
Model wooden stool. It has a rectangular concave seat with two semicircular cut outs on each side. It is supported by four dogleg-shaped pillars, which form an hourglass-shaped opening in the middle, decorated with slanted and triangular carvings. The base is rectangular in shape, with two linear incisions near the edges. [PR [OPS move] 17/5/2017]
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, Process Incised
Dimensions
Height: max 64 mm, Length: max 90 mm, Width: max 63 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1945.12.28B Other numbers: 18

Search terms: Model, Furniture Dwelling, Stool

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