Bwa and Lobi
Seat
Lobi or Bwa, 1899-1979
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Wood, 7 x 11 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.8 x 11.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Elkin, Mitchellville, Maryland
Object Number
2008.284
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2008; Robert Elkin by purchase, 1980; Irwin Hersey
Hand Held: Personal Arts from Africa
C. Roy. Art of the Upper Volta Rivers (1987), p. 60-65
S.E. Gagliardi. "Gendered Seats--Gendered Space and Time: a Lobi Stool" in F. Lamp, See the Music, Hear the Dance (2004), p. 216-217
See general Lobi file and file for Lobi stool 1996.125, research compiled by S. Gagliardi
S.E. Gagliardi. "Gendered Seats--Gendered Space and Time: a Lobi Stool" in F. Lamp, See the Music, Hear the Dance (2004), p. 216-217
See general Lobi file and file for Lobi stool 1996.125, research compiled by S. Gagliardi
