Unknown
Stool
From Kisangani area, Congo (Kinshasa), 1900
Scroll
Unknown
Stool
From Kisangani area, Congo (Kinshasa), 1900
Physical Qualities
Wood, 8 9/16 × 9 13/16 in. (21.8 × 25 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Cady, Baltimore
Object Number
1993.187
Decorative round stool with decorative support of a central cylinder composed of four opposed partial cones, and a zig-zag side support on two sides. Seat is concave, like a bowl. Base mirrors the shape of the seat somewhat. Three grooves incised on the base radiating on two sides from the support to the edge of the base. Some faint decorative inscriptions on the upper surface of the seat, including names (?): 'YENtA' (or 'YENCA') and 'TELr' (?).