Amazonian Stool

Date: 19th century
Country of origin: Rio Negro River region, in upper Brazil
Material:wood, pigment
Dimensions: L: 23 3/4” x W: 7 1/2” x H: 6 1/4”
Description: Tukanoan people’s painted wood stool with painted textile pattern. Used by Shamans. There is an old repair to the leg. cf Tafel 17, P.97 “Brazilainische Reise, 1817-1820, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt,1994