Stool with Seated Male Figure | Yale University Art Gallery

early to mid-20th century

Medium: Wood, pigment, wire, and cowrie shells
Dimensions: 22 × 26 3/4 × 12 1/4 in. (55.88 × 67.95 × 31.12 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Eli H. Newberger, B.A. 1962, M.D. 1966, and Carolyn Moore Newberger, Ed.D.
Accession Number: 2012.68.5
Geography: Ghana
Culture: Akan
Period: 20th century
Classification: Furniture
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Provenance

Purchased by the donor between 1967-1969
Gift of Eli H. Newberger and Carolyn Moore Newberger to Yale University Art Gallery in 2012

Bibliography

"Acquisitions," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed December 21, 2012), 6

Object copyright

Additional information

Object/Work type

stools

men

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