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Boat seat with spider web design from Ecuador

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Unidentified Débora Nazareno, Ecuadorian

Description

A carved wooden boat seat with two legs and a concave center. The seat has a design etched into its surface of a spider web. A spider is at the center of the web.
Format:
Wood
Rights:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Juan Garcia Salazar
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Record Contributed By

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Record Harvested From

Smithsonian Institution

Keywords

  1. African American
  2. African Americans
  3. African Diaspora
  4. Africans
  5. Art
  6. Craftsmanship
  7. Folklife
  8. Ornamentation
  9. Salazar, Juan Garcia
  10. Transportation

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