Prestige Stool

Bang-Mambila artist

mid-19th–early 20th century

Not on view

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Title: Prestige Stool
Artist: Bang-Mambila artist
Date: mid-19th–early 20th century
Geography: Cameroon, North Cameroon, Donga River
Culture: Bang-Mambila peoples
Medium: Wood, pigment
Dimensions: H. 10 1/4 x W. 10 x D. 14 in. (26 x 25.4 x 35.6 cm)
Classification: Wood-Furniture
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1972
Object Number: 1972.4.32
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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