Wooden stool, cotton-reel shaped. It comprises a circular, concave seat and smaller circular base, both of which flare out from the central support which has a rounded expansion in the middle. [JC [OPS Move] 8/5/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden stool, cotton-reel shaped. It comprises a circular, concave seat and smaller circular base, both of which flare out from the central support which has a rounded expansion in the middle. [JC [OPS Move] 8/5/2017]
Long description: Wooden stool, cotton-reel shaped. It comprises a circular, concave seat and smaller circular base, both of which flare out from the central support which has a rounded expansion in the middle. There is a large square perforation through the middle of the expansion. A triangular section has been cut out of the seat and the edge of the seat is decorated with oblique incised lines and cross-hatching. The underside of the base has a central pointed quatrefoil recession and the top of the base is decorated with five sets of five grooves running towards the centre. [JC [OPS Move] 8/5/2017]
Geographical reference: Congo, Democratic Republic of
Africa > Central Africa > Congo, Democratic Republic of; Ituri Forest
Cultural groups: Mbuti
Person: Field collector Colin Macmillan Turnbull; PRM source Colin Macmillan Turnbull
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1954
Date collected: 1958
Acquisition information: Donated: 1959
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Incised, Process Grooved, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Height: max 196 mm, Diameter: max 267 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1959.5.36.1 Other PRM accession number: 1959.5.36a