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1894.27.5

Stool with bamboo frame and a circular basketry seat. [JC [OPS Move] 2/5/2017]

1894.27.5

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stool with bamboo frame and a circular basketry seat. [JC [OPS Move] 2/5/2017]
Long description
Stool with bamboo frame and a circular woven basketry seat. The frame consists of a large ring at the base and a smaller, spiralled ring at the seat, with twenty-one supporting rods in between, socketed into the base. There are twenty-one rods extending from the inside of the top ring, to support the seat. There are two small rings of basketry decorating the base. [JC [OPS Move] 2/5/2017]
Cultural groups
Ganan Kachin
Person
Field collector Richard Carnac Temple
PRM source Richard Carnac Temple
Date / Period
Date made: 1800-1900
Date collected
By 1894
Acquisition information
Donated: 1894
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Process Basketry, Process Socketed, Process Woven
Dimensions
Diameter: max 395 mm, Height: max 206 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1894.27.5

Search terms: Furniture Dwelling, Stool

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