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Stool


Date20th century
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 12 3/8 x 14 5/8 x 15 1/16 in. (31.4 x 37.1 x 38.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Allen and Barbara Davis in memory of Margaret F. Plass
Object number2016.168
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
Object NameDecorative arts
CultureKwere people
NationalityTanzanian
GeographyTanzania, Africa
On View
On view
Century
  • Twentieth
Exhibition HistoryInaugural installation: African Gallery (210), Palmer Museum of Art, June 1, 2024 – present; African Brilliance: A Diplomat's Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, February 8 – May 24, 2020 (closed March 17, 2020 due to the pandemic).Published ReferencesPurdy, Janet M., "Catalogue 67: Stool, Zaramo or Kwere People, Tanzania” A Diplomat’s Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, 2020, https://exhibitions.psu.edu/s/african-brilliance/page/catalogue-67.