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Elder's Gohu Stool
Elder's Gohu Stool

Elder's Gohu Stool

Dateearly to mid-20th century
Associated withAfrica
MediumWood
Dimensions6 5/8 × 9 9/16 × 9 in. (16.8 × 24.3 × 22.9 cm)
ClassificationsWood
Credit LineGift of Ernest Wolfe IV
Object number2019.23.7
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceCreated in Kenya before 1976, likely early to mid-20th century; purchased in Chonyi (southern Mijikenda area of Kenya) by Ernest Ervin Wolfe III, Los Angeles, CA, 1976; transferred to son, Ernest Ervin Wolfe IV, Los Angeles; given to NCMA, 2019.
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