Stool Supported by Human Figures

early 20th century

African Art

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center

Medium

Wood

Dimensions

15 × 14 1/2 in. (38.1 × 36.83 cm)

Credit Line

Charles B. Benenson, B.A. 1933, Collection

Accession Number

2006.51.131

Geography

Cameroon

Culture

Bamileke

Period

20th century

Classification

Furniture

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Possibly Pace Gallery, New York, prior to 1981.Charles B. Benenson Collection, Greenwich, Conn, by 1981–2004; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography

  • Frederick John Lamp, Amanda Maples, and Laura M. Smalligan, Accumulating Histories: African Art from the Charles B. Benenson Collection at the Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2012), 141, ill.
  • "Acquisitions, July 1, 2005–June 30, 2006," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2006): 222.

Object copyright
Copyright Undetermined
Additional information

Object/Work type

human figures (visual works), stools

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