| Title | Wooden nkumbi stool |
| Date | circa 1951-1953 |
| Material Type | Stools (seating furniture)
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| Description | Wooden nkumbi household stool used in initiation with two pieces of wood lying on top; four legs, darker in color, curve upward, 3 holes in each side on the darker band of color; one piece of wood is inscribed "Innsbruck Sept 27 1953"; origin Bira people of the Ituri rainforest. |
| Dimensions | Length: 38 cm, Width: 18.5 cm. |
| Subject | Bira (African people)
Stools -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
Initiation rites -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Social life and customs
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| Geographic Region | Africa
Africa, Sub-Saharan
Africa, Central
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Ituri Forest (Congo)
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| Collector | Towles, Joseph A.
Turnbull, Colin M.
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| Collection in Repository | Joseph A. Towles Artifact Collection
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| Call Number | 1989.001.091g |
| Holding Institution | Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston
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| Digital Collection | Avery Research Center Artifact Collection
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| Rights | Digital image copyright 2009, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424. |
| Media Type | Objects |
