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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
Philippines
early 20th century
Object number: 2003.70
Philippines
early 20th century
Object number: 2003.85
Box, (Punamhan)
Philippines
Object number: 2003.65
Philippines
late 19th/early 20th century
Object number: 2003.68
Stool
Philippines
early 20th Century
Object number: 2003.71
Food bowl
Philippines
19th century
Object number: 2003.73
Koppit/Tobacco Container
Philippines
19th century
Object number: 2003.74
Philippines
late 19th/early 20th century
Object number: 2003.78
Stool
Philippines
early 20th century
Object number: 2003.79
Stool with face
Philippines
early 20th century
Object number: 2003.80
Stool
Philippines
early 20th century
Object number: 2003.82
Bowl
Philippines
early 20th century
Object number: 2003.83