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Description: | Large stool, seat markedly concave, supported at front and back by curved frieze of nearly identical designs that rests on a rectangular base. The designs consist of a snake curled at either end, the curls resting on two diagonal legs, and with a cross-hatched carved leaf above joining the snake to long sides of seat. Head of snake shown with diamond linear incised eyes and cross-hatched diamond on top centre of head. Tail end has circle with large cross incised, in the centre of the last curl. In the middle of the panel the snakes body curves up to the seat and from its underside hangs a face, slightly different on each panel, but both showing only eyes, nose and mouth. There are two large holes in the base between the two friezes. crack between hole and side at one end. Carving much rougher inside and underneath.
Material: cotton-wood | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.ethnography.62152 | Go to resource |
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