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Stool or headrest
Stool or headrest
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Stool or headrest

Maker Luba Artist
Date20th century
Place of originDemocratic Republic of Congo
MediumWood
Dimensions7 1/2 × 6 3/4 × 2 7/8 in. (19.1 × 17.1 × 7.3 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Pat and Jack Nichelson Estate
Object number2019.24.3
Collections
Visual DescriptionStool with seat supported by two seated figures with their heads in the hands, elbows on knees, facing in opposite directions.
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[Nude couple living sculpture]
Unknown
undated
A carved dark wooden stool featuring a flat circular top and a matching round base. Several carved human figures serve as the vertical supports, standing upright with their arms raised to hold up the seat.
Stool
Dogon Artist
undated
A black and white photograph of a couple. The two nude figures sit on a pedestal, lying in opposite directions. The man embraces the woman with his right arm and grasps her with his left arm. She turns her head away while he kisses her forehead.
[Nude couple living sculpture]
Unknown
undated
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300 BC-500 AD
Carved wooden stool with antelope head motif on back of seat, three legs.
Stool
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c. 1947
A dark carved wooden standing figure with large round eyes and a pointed head. The torso features textured carved patterns across the chest and stomach, with arms resting straight at its sides, mounted on a flat black square base.
Female Figure
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undated
Two standing figures, facing each other, on common base, arms raised, both have one hand behind opposite's head, the other on opposite's elbow; one figure has long skirt (female) other has short (male) both have necklace, earrings and nose ring, long conical heads with ponytail.
Pair of figures
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Female figure seated on short four legged stool, small head with delicately modeled features, large thick body with tubular arms and legs, hands placed on knees, legs spread apart showing genitals.
Female figure seated on a stool
Mexican Artist
300 - 100 B.C.
Stool with wide openwork seat, carved geometric design, and patina.
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Kuba Artist
undated
Oval stool; slightly curved seat with four small notches on each side; short cylindrical legs
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Mande Artist
20th century
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Stool
Oromo Artist
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