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1964.8.31B

Stool carved from a single piece of wood, with eliptical curved seat. [RH [OPS Move] 11/4/2017]

1964.8.31B

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stool carved from a single piece of wood, with eliptical curved seat. [RH [OPS Move] 11/4/2017]
Long description
Stool carved from a single piece of wood, with eliptical curved seat. The stool has two pairs of legs each resting on a long cross-bar, in the centre of each pair is a triangular shaped hole. The stool is painted on the top and underneath the seat and legs with stylised designs and the name of the object "Miyere". [RH [OPS Move] 11/4/2017]
Geographical reference
Suriname
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Suriname
Alalaparu River
Cultural groups
Trio; Tiriyó
Person
Field collector Peter Gerard Rivière
PRM source Peter Gerard Rivière
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1964
Date collected
1963 - 1964
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1964
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Painted
Dimensions
Height: max 200 mm, Width: max 222 mm, Length: max 419 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1964.8.31B Other numbers: 32
Research and responses

This object was examined by Peter Rivière in January 2009. He noted that this stool was made for him. [SM 12/01/2009]

Search terms: Furniture Dwelling, Ritual and Ceremonial, Status, Trade, Writing, Figure, Stool, Ceremonial Object, Inscription, Animal Figure