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Ceremonial seat (Osa Osa)
Nias, Indonesia
mid 20th century
Medium/Technique
Stone and pigments
Dimensions
Overall: 45.5 x 54 x 27 cm (17 15/16 x 21 1/4 x 10 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William E. Teel
Accession Number2014.244
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsRitual objects
Provenance1980s, said to have been collected in Indonesia and owned by the wife of dealer Hadji Datuk [see note]. August 22, 2001, sold by Thomas Murray Asiatica--Ethnographica, Mill Valley, CA, to William Teel, Marblehead, MA; 2014, bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2014)
NOTE: According to Thomas Murray at the time of Mr. Teel’s purchase.
NOTE: According to Thomas Murray at the time of Mr. Teel’s purchase.