Stool
Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Unidentified artist or workshop, Bamum style
Medium
Wood
Geography
Foumban, Cameroon
Date
before 1988
Dimensions
H. 29.1 cm, Diam. 26.2 cm
Object number
2009.126.26
Credit Line
Donated by Esther Amrad Dagan in memory of her daughter Halit, and in homage to unknown African artists
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: Global Africa
Description
Stool carved from of a single piece of wood with round seat, 3 legs and a round base. The seat is incised with mask representations, double-headed snakes and double gongs, and a square floral pattern in centre. Intricate elliptical inscisions on sides of seat and legs. This stool was made for trade.
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