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1972.24.191

Foot stool, circular in shape and decorated with beadwork. [CW [OPS Move] 31/5/2017]

1972.24.191

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Collection type
Object
Description
Foot stool, circular in shape and decorated with beadwork. [CW [OPS Move] 31/5/2017]
Long description
The foot stool has a flat base which is covered with black textile and edged with red cotton textile. The sides are ornamented with geometric designs in yellow, red, green and blue small beads and a few white beads. The top of the foot stool is covered with small yellow and orange striped beads with a geometric pattern of triangles and interlaced cross, worked in blue and white beads. [CW [OPS Move] 31/5/2017]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Cultural groups
Yoruba
Person
Field collector Edward Harland Duckworth
PRM source Edward Harland Duckworth
PRM source R. Haines
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1972
Date collected
By 1972
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1972
Materials and processes
Material Bead, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Process Beadwork, Process Woven
Dimensions
Diameter: max 275 mm, Height: max 141 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1972.24.191

Search terms: Furniture Dwelling, Bead, Footrest

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