Wooden stool with concave, circular seat, central support and six curved legs with pointed projections. Carved with linear designs. [JC [OPS Move] 12/5/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden stool with concave, circular seat, central support and six curved legs with pointed projections. Carved with linear designs. [JC [OPS Move] 12/5/2017]
Long description: Stool carved from one piece of wood. It has a concave, circular seat, circular base, one central support and six curved legs. The central support is restricted in the centre and tapers where it meets the seat and base. This is surrounded by the six legs which each curve outwards, with two straight projections on the inside, extending from the seat and the base. The underside of the seat and top of the base are carved with fields of parallel grooves. [JC [OPS Move] 12/5/2017]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria; South eastern Nigeria
Person: Field collector Mervyn David Waldegrave Jeffreys; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1942
Date collected: By 1942
Acquisition information: Donated: 1942
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions: Height: max 330 mm, Depth: max 320 mm, Width: max 336 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1942.13.386

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