Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2012
The Acquisitions
Art of Asia, Oceania, and Africa: July 2011–June 2012
Stool
early 20th century
Artist Unidentified, African
Height x diameter: 26 x 23.5 cm (10 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.)
Wood
Classification: Furniture
Culture: African, Dogon peoples, Burkina Faso
Accession number: 2011.2114
Provenance/Ownership History: About 1967-1969, acquired in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (then Upper Volta) by Drs. Eli and Carolyn Newberger, Brookline, MA; 2011, gift of Drs. Eli and Carolyn Newberger to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 25, 2012)
Gift of Carolyn and Eli Newberger