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Maker(s):Unrecorded Songye artist
Culture:African; Songye
Title:Male Caryatid Stool
Date Made:probably late 19th century
Type:Sculpture
Materials:wood
Place Made:Africa; Democratic Republic of the Congo
Measurements:23 1/4 x 11 in. seat diameter; 59.055 x 27.94 cm
Narrative Inscription:  unmarked
Accession Number:  SC 1972.1.2
Credit Line:Purchased
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
stool carved in shape of crouched man holding up the stool seat; man

Tags:
men; nudes; ceremonies

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