Mangbetu. Stool, late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, copper alloy, 11 13/16 x 12 3/16 x 12 3/16 in. (30 x 31 x 31 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.232. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.232_front_PS5.jpg)
Mangbetu. Stool, late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, copper alloy, 11 13/16 x 12 3/16 x 12 3/16 in. (30 x 31 x 31 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.232. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.232_bw.jpg)
Stool
Arts of Africa
CULTURE
Mangbetu
MEDIUM
Wood, copper alloy
DATES
late 19th or early 20th century
DIMENSIONS
11 13/16 x 12 3/16 x 12 3/16 in. (30 x 31 x 31 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of Africa
ACCESSION NUMBER
22.232
CREDIT LINE
Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1922, provenance not yet documented; by 1922, acquired by François Poncelet of Brussels, Belgium; 1922, purchased from François Poncelet by Stewart Culin in Brussels for the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Low stool with circular base and seat. Concave stool top has four parallel bands of brass studs crossing through center in one direction and three additional parallel bands of similar studs crossing through center in another direction. There is also a double band of studs following the edge of the rim. Its trunk like support curves inward until it is interrupted by a bulbous center, then moves outward to a circular base. Deep vertical lines are carved on support and base; large, deep slices are cut out from bulbous center; all contribute to the decoration of the stool. Triangular-shaped hole towards edge of top is used for carrying. Object is cracked.
MUSEUM LOCATION
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CAPTION
Mangbetu. Stool, late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, copper alloy, 11 13/16 x 12 3/16 x 12 3/16 in. (30 x 31 x 31 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.232. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.232_front_PS5.jpg)
IMAGE
front, CUR.22.232_front_PS5.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2010
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