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Bench

Datelate 19th - early 20th century
Label TextArt from the old mountain provinces of the Philippines shows a dedication to wood, exacting ritual and functional form. This beautiful bench is from the people called Ifuago, who inhabit a rugged, precipitous terrain among tall peaks and deep forests.
Object number2003.67
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Luminous: The Art of Asia", October 13, 2011 - January 8, 2012
Credit LineGift of Georgia Schwartz Sales
DimensionsOverall: 16 x 9 1/2 x 38in. (40.6 x 24.1 x 96.5cm)
MediumWood
Bench
early 20th century
Object number: 2003.70
early 20th century
Object number: 2003.85
ca. 1930
Object number: 2011.26
Photo: Beth Mann
Japanese
Object number: 33.1690
Chinese
18th - 19th century
Object number: 44.628.2
Panel for book rest; Ganesha & Karttikeya
Indian
early 18th century
Object number: 54.72.1
Panel for book rest; Ganesha & Karttikeya
Indian
early 18th century
Object number: 54.72.2
Table
Japanese
18th century
Object number: 88.26
Carpenter's ink line (sumi-tsubo)
Japanese
19th century
Object number: 92.47.254
Portable shrine
Japanese
19th century
Object number: 33.1824