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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
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)