SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Part of a chair

Part of a chair, 1900s, Wood
Date
1900s
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 49.9 x 2.6 x 4.6 cm (19 5/8 x 1 x 1 13/16 in.)
Form
Chair
Origin
Africa
Culture
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mangbetu style, unknown carver
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Accession
1929.323
Credit line
Gift of the Gilpin Players of Karamu House
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.
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