Wooden stool consisting of a circular seat and base and four flat, figure-of-eight supports carved with dentate bands. [JC [OPS Move] 4/5/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden stool consisting of a circular seat and base and four flat, figure-of-eight supports carved with dentate bands. [JC [OPS Move] 4/5/2017]
Long description: Wooden stool consisting of a circular seat and base and four flat, figure-of-eight supports. The two outer supports are carved with dentate bands and have a large projecting hook in the centre. The sides are incised with zigzags. The side of the seat is incised with three bands and the base has a crenellate border. There is a large central hole in the base. [JC [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, Process Incised
Dimensions: Diameter: max 200 mm, Height: max 239 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1942.13.30 Other numbers: 120.225

Search