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Chief's Stool (no'oanga), 1800-1825, 6 1/8 x 19 1/8 x 9 7/8 in. (15.6 x 48.6 x 25.1 cm), Wood, Cook Islands, 19th century, The royal or chiefly seat called no'oanga would have been used during ceremonies as a symbol of status. The smooth carving and elegant curves of this stool are typical of work done in the Cook Islands. Carefully carved from a single block of wood by the skilled artists of Aitu Island, this type of stool was made for the market and traded throughout the Cook Islands.
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Chief's Stool (no'oanga), 1800-1825, 6 1/8 x 19 1/8 x 9 7/8 in. (15.6 x 48.6 x 25.1 cm), Wood, Cook Islands, 19th century, The royal or chiefly seat called no'oanga would have been used during ceremonies as a symbol of status. The smooth carving and elegant curves of this stool are typical of work done in the Cook Islands. Carefully carved from a single block of wood by the skilled artists of Aitu Island, this type of stool was made for the market and traded throughout the Cook Islands.
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6371 x 4022 px | 73.3 MB
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53.9 x 34.1 cm | 21.2 x 13.4 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
1800-1825 • 19 CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY. • 19TH • 19TH-CENTURY • AITU ISLAND • CAREFULLY CARVED • CEREMONIES • CHIEF'S STOOL • CHIEFLY SEAT • COOK ISLANDS • ELEGANT CURVES • EMBLEM • MARKET SQUARE • MARKET • MARKETPLACE • MARKETS • NINETEENTH CENTURY • NO'OANGA • ROYAL • SIMBOLOS • SINGLE BLOCK • SKILLED ARTISTS • SMOOTH CARVING • STATE • STATUS • STOOL • SYMBOL • SYMBOLS • TRADED • TYPE • TYPICAL • WOOD • WORK DONE • XIX CENTURY
