H18.197

9.5 in HIGH x 10.25 in WIDE
(24.13 cm HIGH x 26.03 cm WIDE)
Austral Islands | Tobuai Islands
Gift of Mrs. Alma E. Smith
H18.197

"Settlement of Polynesia," Lowie Museum, Apr., 1978- Dec., 1978

Stool, carved from miro wood. Storage - Polynesia. 1 of 5 "Stool carved from miro wood. Austral Islands ($250 1955) by Donald Marshall." (warehouse card) "Stool; Austral Island (Tubuai, not Tobuai). Used by upper class males. Two corners missing--have drilled holes for old repairs; one leg replaced. Edge of seat carved in frieze of stylized human figures. Choice object, despite worn condition. See donor file: made by grandfather of the vendor, an old man at the time (1888)." (Roger Rose, 4/95)
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