Stool (No'oanga)
Arts of the Pacific Islands
Graceful stools like this, carved from a single piece of wood, belonged to chiefs; all others sat on the floor. The scalloped corners of the stool occur on only one other known example. This unique detail may have been an original design, a local variation, or perhaps a later cosmetic solution to a chipped edge.
CULTURE
Cook Islands Maori
MEDIUM
Wood
DATES
19th century
DIMENSIONS
5 x 16 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (12.7 x 42.5 x 21 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of the Pacific Islands
ACCESSION NUMBER
75.78
CREDIT LINE
Caroline A.L. Pratt Fund and by exchange
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Rectangular shaped wooden stool with two upward curving sides; the four corners are cut-out in a simple curved design. It rests on four short legs which slope outward and end in platform feet, rounded at the front and coming to a point at the rear. The feet face outward at each end.
Condition: Stool is deeply patinated with top surface having many old scratches, wear and several old chips on one edge. Underside of feet lack patina. Few scattered nicks on underside.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Cook Islands Maori. Stool (No'oanga), 19th century. Wood, 5 x 16 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (12.7 x 42.5 x 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Caroline A.L. Pratt Fund and by exchange, 75.78. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 75.78_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 75.78_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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