Stool

Stool

Public Domain

Stool
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Stool
Date1850–1900
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumIvory
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/4 × 6 5/8 × 6 1/2 in. (24.8 × 16.8 × 16.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1360
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
Exposé

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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.

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