Chair

Object Details

Tiv artist

Label Text

The carver of this chair took advantage of the natural form of the tree he selected. He essentially maintained the tree's branching form while carving flat surfaces to support the sitter's back and adding a second piece of wood to create the seat.

Description

Tripod chair composed of the natural branching form of a tree. The flat surface forms the back of the chair, with a flat piece of wood added as a seat.

Provenance

Arnold Gary Rubin, Los Angeles, collected Nigeria, 1965 to 1980s

Roy and Sophia Sieber, Bloomington, Indiana, -- to 1988

Exhibition History

African Furniture and Household Objects, Indianapolis Museum of Art, April 9-May 25, 1980; Nelson Gallery-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, Missouri, July 3-August 3, 1980; M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, September 21-November 9, 1980; Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, Memphis, March 1-April 19, 1981; The Brooklyn Museum, New York, June 20-September 7, 1981

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

Published References

Sieber, Roy. 1980. African Furniture and Household Objects. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, p. 133.

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Credit Line

Gift of Roy and Sophia Sieber in memory of Arnold Gary Rubin

Mid-20th century

Object number

88-16-1

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Decorative Arts

Medium

Wood, iron nails

Dimensions

H x W x D: 87.6 x 71.1 x 66 cm (34 1/2 x 28 x 26 in.)

Geography

Nigeria

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Topic

Household

male

Record ID

nmafa_88-16-1

Metadata Usage (text)

Usage conditions apply

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7826d6bc7-e0c3-4cf5-903a-46069805fc6a