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Chief’s Stool (no’oanga)
Cook Islands
19th century
Object Place: Cook Islands
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 16.5 x 22.9 x 44.5 cm (6 1/2 x 9 x 17 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Eric and Esther Fortess in memory of Leo and Lillian Fortess
Accession Number2016.398
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania
ClassificationsDecorative arts
Provenance1976, sold by Alain Schoffel (dealer), Paris, to Leo Fortess (b. 1917 – d. 2002) and Lillian Fortess, Honolulu, HI; by descent, through the Fortess Family Limited Partnership, to their son, Eric Fortess, Newton, MA; 2016, gift of Eric and Esther Fortess to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 28, 2016)