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Mido Chair

Designer Jomo Tariku Ethiopian American
Jomo Tariku Ethiopian American
2021
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 508

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mido Chair
  • Designer: Jomo Tariku (Ethiopian American, born 1968)
  • Maker: Jomo Tariku (Ethiopian American, born 1968)
  • Maker: David Bohnhoff (American, born 1968)
  • Date: 2021
  • Medium: Walnut veneer
  • Dimensions: 37 1/4 × 16 7/8 × 18 15/16 in. (94.7 × 42.8 × 48.2 cm)
  • Classification: Furniture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2021
  • Object Number: 2021.257
  • Rights and Reproduction: © Jomo Tariku
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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