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stool
Object Type
stool
Museum number
Af1948,25.2
Description
Stool; carved of wood; stool with rectangular base, curved rectangular top carved with two rows of holes; pedestal carved with human figure on each side holding up top.
Production date
19thC(late)
(before 1888)
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Elmina
Materials
wood
Technique
carved
Dimensions
Height:
66.50 centimetres
Width:
72 centimetres
Depth:
36.50 centimetres
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Mrs Annie Elizabeth Austin Freeman
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
R Austin Freeman
Acquisition date
1948
Acquisition notes
Collected by the testator's husband in c. 1888 (see R Austin Freeman, "Travel & Life in Ashanti & Jaman" pp. 148-152, & figure of mask.)
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Af1948,25.2
Conservation
Surface cleaning to remove museum dirt, external surface particulate matter accumilated in museum storage.
: 05/11/2018