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Reclining Seat/Backrest

Mbole and Kuba

Reclining Seat/Backrest

Mbole or Kuba, 1900-1932

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Reclining Seat/Backrest

Mbole and Kuba

Reclining Seat/Backrest

Reclining Seat/Backrest

Mbole or Kuba, 1900-1932

Physical Qualities Wood, brass tacks, iron, plant fiber, 6 1/4 × 24 5/8 × 7 1/4 in. (15.9 × 62.6 × 18.4 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert K. Schreter, Baltimore
Object Number 1984.274
Nichole Bridges, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Hand Held: Personal Arts from Africa," Sept. 25, 2011-Feb. 5, 2012.

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Mbole

2000–2000

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Kuba

2000–2000

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AFRICA, THE AMERICAS, ASIA, AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
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Reclining Figures
2021
SEATED FIGURE
Shirley Gorelick
Seated Figure
1973
SEATED LIBBY
Shirley Gorelick
Seated Libby
1965–1975
"RECLINING UPON A BED WAS A PRINCESS OF RADIANT BEAUTY" FROM SLEEPING BEAUTY
Gustave Doré
"Reclining upon a bed was a princess of radiant beauty" from Sleeping Beauty
1864–1874
THREE WOMEN AND A MAN DANCING AROUND A SEATED WOMAN, SATYRS IN FOREGROUND
Andrea Schiavone and Titian
Three Women and a Man Dancing around a Seated Woman, Satyrs in Foreground
1519–1562
LANDSCAPE, WITH WOMAN SEATED ALONG RIVERBANK
Richard Earlom, Claude Lorrain, and others
Landscape, with Woman Seated along Riverbank
1769–1779
MAN SEATED IN CHAIR HOLDING CUP
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Man Seated in Chair Holding Cup
1829–1839
A MAN WEARING A TURBAN SEATED ON A CRESCENT MOON
Célestin François Nanteuil and Bertauts
A Man Wearing a Turban Seated on a Crescent Moon
1832–1872
LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURE SEATED ON A HILLSIDE [TOP]; LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES NEAR A CROSS [BOTTOM]
Denis-Auguste-Marie Raffet and Auguste Delâtre
Landscape with Figure Seated on a Hillside [top]; Landscape with Figures near a Cross [bottom]
2000