Stool

Object number81.17.979

Published ReferencesBurt, Eugene C., East African Art in the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1985, no. 8, p. 15

Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company

Dimensions6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm) Diam.: 7 1/4 in.

MediumWood, metal, pigment, and fiber

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