Wooden stool with large rectangular seat, the two short edges bevelled underneath, and two rectangular planks jointed to the seat for legs. The seat has a central field carved with an interlacing ribbon design with sections of criss-cross designs within and around this which are painted red, light blue and navy blue. [JC [OPS Move] 11/4/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden stool with large rectangular seat, the two short edges bevelled underneath, and two rectangular planks jointed to the seat for legs. The seat has a central field carved with an interlacing ribbon design with sections of criss-cross designs within and around this which are painted red, light blue and navy blue. [JC [OPS Move] 11/4/2017]
Geographical reference: Suriname
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Suriname; Langa Tabiki Paramakka Djuka
Cultural groups: Maroon; Aukan; Djuka
Person: Field collector Cambridge Expedition to Langa Tabiki; Field collector David Hugh-Jones; PRM source Cambridge Expedition to Langa Tabiki; PRM source David Hugh-Jones
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1965
Date collected: 1965
Acquisition information: Donated: 1965
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Incised, Process Carpentered
Dimensions: Width: max 223 mm, Height: max 189 mm, Length: max 364 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1965.12.1

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