Stool

2003-58-15

From: Ghana

Curatorial Section: African

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Native Name Mma Dwa
Object Number 2003-58-15
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Ashanti
Provenience Ghana
Section African
Materials Wood
Technique Carved
Description

Large wooden stool with crescent-shaped seat, flat base and a complex upport strucure in which exists incised designs. This design, known as a Mma Dwa, designates this as a woman's stool.

Height 28 cm
Length 36 cm
Width 21.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1993.X.619 - Other Number | 2003-82-463 - Other Number

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