Chair

Object Details

Kru artist

Dan artist

Label Text

Small, low chairs similar to this one are used throughout much of Côte d'Ivoire. A chair is typically owned and used by an individual man. It is carried over the shoulder when he leaves his house for a social gathering in the community.

Description

Low, plain wood chair composed of thin, curved semi-circular back rail on two side supports that join into two thick cylindrical side pieces. A thin flat platform rests between the two cylinders and the whole chair is supported by four squat legs.

Provenance

Hermann Warner Williams, -- to 1964

Exhibition History

Art of the Personal Object, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., September 24, 1991-April 9, 2007

Celebration: A World of Art and Ritual, Renwick Gallery, Washington D.C., March 17, 1982-July 10, 1983

Published References

Smithsonian Institution. Office of Folklife Programs and Renwick Gallery of the National Museum of American Art. 1982. Celebration: A World of Art and Ritual. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, p. 119, no. 139.

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Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Hermann Warner Williams

Early 20th century

Object number

64-9-1

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Decorative Arts

Medium

Wood

Dimensions

H x W x D: 33 x 36.8 x 27.9 cm (13 x 14 1/2 x 11 in.)

Geography

Côte d'Ivoire

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Object Name

gba

National Museum of African Art

Topic

Initiation

Status

male

Record ID

nmafa_64-9-1

Metadata Usage (text)

Usage conditions apply

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys789ebeac6-0893-4129-8e1c-e8eb9b52b06c