TAKE A SEAT:
AFRICAN CHAIRS AND STOOLS

February 2 - March 30, 2013

Below are some views of the installation.  Links and information about the individual objects (chairs, stools, seated figures and headrests) are at the bottom. 

Many thanks to our friends Bill Mrachek and Susan Porter for their invaluable aid in putting this show together.

 



STOOLS


YORUBA
Stools
 

 

YORUBA
Shango Pedestals
 


HEHE
Chairs / Stools

BAMILEKE
Chairs / Stools

ZOROMO
Chairs / Stools











CHOKWE
Stool 3

BAMANA
Stool 1


KUBA
Stool 9

BAULE
Stool 2


UNKNOWN
Stool   3

UNKNOWN
Stool   5


LOBI
Stools

PUNU
Stool 1

TURKANA
Stools



SAMBULE
Stool 1

LUBA
Stools



PYGMY
Stool 6



ZULU
Stool 1

SONGYE
Stool 1



HEADRESTS

 

HEMBA
Headrest 1

DAN
Headrest 1

  

 BONI
Headrests



NGONI
Headrests


Ethiopian
Headrests 3



JARAWA
Headboards




CHAMBA
Headrests

Dinka
Headrests

 

Ethiopian
Headrests 4

Dinka
Headrests



 LUBA
Pair Headrest

 LUBA
Headrests

 LUBA
Headrests



SEATED FIGURES

AFO
Figure 1
34" high
$1500

AFO
Figure 2
15" high
$500

KUBA
Figure 1
17" high
$800

BAULE
Maternity 2
32" high
$1000

BAULE
Maternity 9
24.5" high
$700 

FANTE
Maternity 11
26.5" high
$500

 

ASANTE
Figure 4
16.5 " high
$1000


 

ASANTE
Figure 4
16.5 " high
$300

 

GO TO AFRICAN STOOLS EXHIBITION PAGE (2001)

GO TO AFRICAN ANIMALS PAGE

GO TO AFRICAN BIRDS PAGE

GO TO ARTIFACTS PAGE

GO TO AFRICAN FIGURES PAGE

GO TO AFRICAN BEADWORK PAGE

GO TO MASKS AND HEADS PAGE

GO TO AFRICAN METALWORK PAGE

GO TO NEW ADDITIONS PAGE

GO TO AFRICAN STOOLS PAGE

GO TO AFRICAN TEXTILES PAGE

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