Stool

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Stool
Date1900–1930
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 8 7/8 × 16 5/8 × 7 7/8 in. (22.5 × 42.2 × 20 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1357
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
On view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston" from June 10, 1989 through August 13, 1989 at the MFAH.

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