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ID: 700008493
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008493
Record Type: Movable Work
Stool (stool (seating furniture); Onyango, Luberatus (Kenyan sculptor and craftsman, died 1988...; mid-20th century; National Museum of African Art (Washington, DC, United State...; 80-15-3)
Titles:
Stool (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)
Catalog Level: item
Work Types:
stool (seating furniture) [300038418] (preferred)
..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Furnishings (hierarchy name), furnishings (works), <furnishings by form or function>, furniture, <furniture by form or function>, seating furniture, single seating furniture)

Classifications:
furniture (preferred)

Creation Date: mid-20th century

Creator Display:
Onyango, Luberatus (Kenyan sculptor and craftsman, died 1988) [preferred,VP]
artist Onyango, Luberatus (Kenyan sculptor and craftsman, died 1988) Qualifier: attributed to [500356935]
Locations:
Creation: Kenya [1000169] Africa (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)
Current: National Museum of African Art (Washington, DC, United States) [500311458] Smithsonian Institution, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)
Repository Numbers: 80-15-3
Credit Line: Gift of William B. Easley
Display Materials: Wood, glass beads, metal
wood (plant material) [300011914]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>)
metal [300010900]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material)
beads (pierced objects) [300234006]
.......(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by form>)
inlay (process) [300053850]
.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <additive and joining processes and techniques>, <surface covering processes and techniques>)

Dimensions: 40 x 46.7 x 46.7 cm (15 3/4 x 18 3/8 x 18 3/8 in.)
Cultures:
Kenyan (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:
Luo (Upper Great Lakes African styles) [300016513] (preferred,N/A)
.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, African (general| continental cultures), <African by cultural or regional designation>, Eastern African, Upper Great Lakes African)

General Subject:
utilitarian objects (preferred)

Specific Subjects:
stool (seating furniture) [300038418]
.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Furnishings (hierarchy name), furnishings (works), <furnishings by form or function>, furniture, <furniture by form or function>, seating furniture, single seating furniture) (AAT)

Provenance: William B. Easley, Silver Spring, Maryland, -- to 1980
List/Hierarchical Position:
..... Movable Works
.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works
Sources and Contributors:
Stool........ [VP]
........ National Museum of African Art [online] (1999-) accessed 12 May 2015
Subject: ....... [VP]
....................... National Museum of African Art [online] (1999-) accessed 12 May 2015
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