Caryatid stool

Object number81.17.877

ProvenanceCollection of Loed Van Bussel, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; sold to Katherine White (1929-1980), Seattle, Washington, 1975; bequeathed to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1981

Exhibition HistorySan Francisco, California, M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, Selections from Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, 1978-1983. Seattle Art Museum, Volunteer Park, The Table and Chair: A Study in Form and Style, May 28 - Aug. 9, 1987. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Praise Poems: The Katherine White Collection, July 29 - Sept. 29, 1984 (Washington, D.C., National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Oct. 31, 1984 - Feb. 25, 1985; Raleigh, North Carolina Museum of Art, Apr. 6 - May 19, 1985; Fort Worth, Texas, Kimbell Art Museum, Sept. 7 - Nov. 25, 1985; Kansas City, Missouri, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Mar. 8 - Apr. 20, 1986).Published ReferencesSmith, Sara W., The Permanent Africa Collection, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington; opened December 5, 1991, review, in African Arts, Vol. 25, no. 4, 100th Issue (October 1992), pp. 90-91

Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company

Dimensions18 x 12 5/16 in. (45.7 x 31.3 cm)

MediumWood