Wooden carved stool. Both the seat and base are circular and are supported by two pillars in the shape of figures of eight with a rectangular section in the middle including two circular projections. There are four flat dented supports to the sides with rectangular and triangular notches cut out. There is a groove on the side of the seat and the base has a circular perforation in the middle. [PR [OPS move] 4/5/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden carved stool. Both the seat and base are circular and are supported by two pillars in the shape of figures of eight with a rectangular section in the middle including two circular projections. There are four flat dented supports to the sides with rectangular and triangular notches cut out. There is a groove on the side of the seat and the base has a circular perforation 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: Diameter: max 180 mm, Height: max 254 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1942.13.27 Other numbers: 120.222

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