- Hemba culture
- Hemba Wood Stool
- Wood
- 18 in (45.72 cm)
- Inv: 2023.1.42
A Hemba wood stool, the female figure standing on the flattened feet supportin the seat with the head
and the hands, prominent navel with scarification marks either side, small downward-pointing breasts, the finely carved face with coffee bean eyes beneath curving brows, a metal strip running down the forehead, typical elongated cruciform coiffure, the seat with old native metal repair.
- Collections: Permanent Art Collection, Wickstrom Collection of African Art