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Elder's chair
Object Number 2011.21.4
Display Title Elder's chair
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chair, carved wood, short legs, flat seat, back comprised of two cylindrical sticks connected with curved crossbar
Classification
  • Chair
Department Ethnographic
Date 1958 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 35.5 x 44.5 x 22 cm (14 x 17 1/2 x 8 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2011.21.4
Credit Line Gift of George Jaeger, MA '50, Foreign Service Officer (Ret.)
Provenance
Collector George Jaeger (1958-2011)
Donor Donated by George Jaeger (1958-2011)

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