Three-legged Stool
Artist
Kamba artist
Dateearly to mid-20th century
Associated withAfrica
MediumWood and glass beads
Dimensions6 7/8 × 8 1/8 × 7 3/4 in. (17.5 × 20.6 × 19.7 cm)
ClassificationsWood
Credit LineGift of Ernest Wolfe IV
Object number2019.23.6
On View
On viewProvenanceCreated in Kenya, early to mid–20th century; purchased in Katui (central Kenya) by Ernest Ervin Wolfe III, Los Angeles, 1976; transferred to son, Ernest Ervin Wolfe IV, Los Angeles; given to NCMA, 2019.
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Unidentified workshop, associated with Hoaching
Case: circa 1860 or earlier; finials and pointer: probably later