SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Prestige stool (Kuo fo)

Prestige stool (Kuo fo), possibly 1800s, Wood, cotton, plant fiber, glass beads, and indigo
Date
possibly 1800s
Medium
Wood, cotton, plant fiber, glass beads, and indigo
Dimensions
Overall: 51 x 38 x 43 cm (20 1/16 x 14 15/16 x 16 15/16 in.)
Form
Chair
Origin
Africa
Culture
Africa, Central Africa, Cameroon, Bandjoun Kingdom, Bamileke makers
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Accession
2006.138
Credit line
Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
The beads on this stool were sewn on by hand. Look underneath the stool, however, and you can see commercially made printed fabric.
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