WORLD CULTURES : AFRICA

Object Name: STOOL
Place Made: Africa; West Africa
West Africa
Description: The First World War involved military action all over the world. This seat comes from Cameroon, from the Bamileke people and depicts their ancestors. According to his widow, the seat was given to Captain Meneely from County Down by a chief in gratitude for helping him to escape from the German army.
Materials: wood
Place Collected
Catalogue Number: BELUM.C44.1984
Copyright: National Museums NI

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