Object Details
- Dan artist
- 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 semi-circular back rail on two side supports that join into two thick rectangular side pieces. A thin flat platform rests between the two rectangles and the whole chair is supported by four squat legs.
- Provenance
- William Brill, New York, -- to 1968
- Exhibition History
- History, Context, Materials: Selections from the Permanent Collection of the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., November 12, 1985-January 5, 1986
- African Emblems of Status, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., October 29, 1982-April 3, 1983
- Published References
- Park, Edwards. 1983. Treasures of the Smithsonian. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books, p. 381.
- Credit Line
- Gift of William Brill
- Mid-20th century
- Object number
- 68-6-17
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Decorative Arts
- Medium
- Wood, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 33.1 x 40.3 x 29.1 cm (13 1/16 x 15 7/8 x 11 7/16 in.)
- Geography
- Liberia
- Côte d'Ivoire
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- National Museum of African Art Collection
- National Museum of African Art
- Topic
- Status
- male
- Record ID
- nmafa_68-6-17
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys78333c1c3-dd4a-447d-bfbd-79689b2768f4
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