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Object Number
2011.19.42
Display Title
"Jimma" stool; 3-legged stool carved out of single piece of wood
Descriptions
Object Description
"Jimma" stool; 3-legged stool carved out of single piece of wood, 4 supporting legs, one leg extends from the middle of the seat the 3 other legs extend straight down from the sides and curve to connect with the middle support, damage on edge of seat, slight wood damage on leg supports
Inventory Description
Chair, carved wood, round, indented seat, chipped, three leg support, central cylindrical piece
Classification
- Stool
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c. 1978 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ethiopia
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Other: 35.1 x 27.8 x 26.9 cm (13 13/16 x 10 15/16 x 10 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2011.19.42
Credit Line
Gift of André J. Navez, Harvard '55
Provenance
Collector
André J. Navez
(-7/19/2011)
Donor
Donated by
André J. Navez
(-7/19/2011)
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