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Stool

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Main catalogue: "African ebony stool, depicting a leopard (?). 56 cm lg. Ngindo [added in pencil] Wanguido Tanganyika [added in pencil]" An almost rectangular seat, curved towards the narrow sides, with head and tail, standing on four stylised animal feet. Partially carved with line patterns. Colour: Very dark brown wood Condition: Minimal fraying on the curved edges.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Ngindo
Object type
Stool
Dimensions
Weight: 1,11 kg
Height: 15,3 cm
Width: 55 cm
Depth: 14 cm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 4400

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Tanzania
    who
    Wangindo
    Ngindo
  • Collecting
    who
    R. Böhmer - Former Possessors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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