Object Record
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Metadata
Collection |
African Art Collection |
Object Name |
Bed |
Other Name |
Senufo Funeral Bed |
Catalog Number |
2013.6.2 |
Accession Number |
2013.6 |
Description |
Long wooden bed. Carved out of a single piece of wood. Smoothed edges and surface. Has four wooden legs, tapered to a blunt point. Carving marks still visible. Has head rest that is a slanted oval at one end of bed. Has 5 half-circles carved into bed at base of headrest. Headrest is supported by a small wooden triangle coming out of flat surface of bed. Has 1/2" ledge around surface of bed, with small carved notches spaced evenly. Bottom of bed is rough. |
Subjects |
African African Art Art Art, African. Beds Cote d' Ivoire Funeral rites & ceremonies Funerary Object Furniture Ivory Coast Mali Senufo Tribe Wood carving |