| Title | Chief's chair |
| Date | 1954-1989 |
| Material Type | Chairs (seating furniture)
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| Description | Wooden chief's chair in two parts; the rectangular end of the seat fits through a slot in the back; back carved with two flowers on top and bottom, an elephant, a giraffe, and diamond motif around the border; teeth-like carving on the bottom helps secure the seat to the ground; possible origin Tanzania. |
| Dimensions | Assembled dimensions: Width: 76 cm, Height: 87.5 cm. |
| Subject | Seating (Furniture)
Social status
Tribal government -- Africa, East
Wood-carving
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| Geographic Region | Africa
Africa, Sub-Saharan
Africa, East
Tanzania
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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 | 1989.001.176a1-2 |
| 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 |
