Wooden carved stool. Both the seat and the base are circular in shape supported by two flat pillars shaped as figures of eight. The edges of the pillars have been carved with pointed designs. There are four ribbed pillars on opposite sides. The seat has a groove around the edge and the base has a central circular perforation. There is a cylindrical bar that connects the figure of eight pillars in the middle [PR [OPS Move] 4/5/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden carved stool. Both the seat and the base are circular in shape supported by two flat pillars shaped as figures of eight. The edges of the pillars have been carved with pointed designs. There are four ribbed pillars on opposite sides. The seat has a groove around the edge and the base has a central circular perforation. There is a cylindrical bar that connects the figure of eight pillars in the middle [PR [OPS Move] 4/5/2017]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria; Anambra Onitsha Akwa Ibom State Ikot Ekpene
Cultural groups: Igbo
Person: Field collector Mervyn David Waldegrave Jeffreys; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1932
Date collected: 1931 - 1932
Acquisition information: Donated: 1942
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions: Height: max 270 mm, Width: max 163 mm, Length: max 182 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1942.13.14 Other numbers: 120.221