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Part of a chair, 1900s, Wood
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Chair · Africa

Part of a chair

Maker unknown · Africa · 1900s

When chairs were used, their wood became a rich, dark brown. The light color of this fragment suggests it was never used and may never have been assembled into a chair.

— Cleveland Museum of Art, catalogue text
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 49.9 x 2.6 x 4.6 cm (19 5/8 x 1 x 1 13/16 in.)
Accession
1929.323
Credit line
Gift of the Gilpin Players of Karamu House
Culture
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mangbetu style, unknown carver

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