Object Details
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- Label Text
- Small, low chairs similar to this one are used throughout much of Côte d'Ivoire. A chair is typically owned and used by an individual man. It is carried over the shoulder when he leaves his house for a social gathering in the community.
- Description
- Low, plain wood chair composed of thin, curved back rail on two side supports that join into two rectangular side pieces. A flat platform rests between the two rectangles and the whole chair is supported by four tapering legs.
- Provenance
- African trader, Liberia, -- to 1965-1967
- Robert and Nancy Nooter, Washington, D.C., 1965-1967 to 1968
- Credit Line
- Gift of Robert and Nancy Nooter
- Mid-20th century
- Object number
- 68-19-14
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Decorative Arts
- Medium
- Wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 36.8 x 45.7 x 24.1 cm (14 1/2 x 18 x 9 1/2 in.)
- Geography
- Liberia
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- National Museum of African Art Collection
- National Museum of African Art
- Topic
- Status
- Male use
- male
- Record ID
- nmafa_68-19-14
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7d8c238c9-4af2-4e67-8e6d-ca01a7065a61
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