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Stool
Object Number 996-29-50/12588
Display Title Stool
Descriptions
Object Description Stool, with concave seat supported by two legs at one end and an extended singular leg which terminates in a hoof at the other. It is surmounted by an antelope head with back-extending incised horns. One horn and one foreleg exhibit old breaks. Tag on stool reads, "Sotheby's New York 6773 102"
Inventory Description Carved wooden stool, triangular seat, 3 legs, with antelope head at back.
Classification
  • Stool
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Lobi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Burkina Faso
Africa / Cote d'Ivoire
Africa / Ghana
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 29.5 x 13 x 62 cm (11 5/8 x 5 1/8 x 24 7/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 996-29-50/12588
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell
Provenance
Collector Daniel Bell (1958 - 12/19/96)
Donor Pearl K. Bell (12/19/96)
Donor Daniel Bell (1958 - 12/19/96)
Seller Sotheby's, Inc.

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