Chair with corn husk seat woven by Johnnie Ree Jackson
date: label: Date
content: 1980s
name: label: Created by
content: Johnnie Ree Jackson, American, born 1904
notes: label: Description
content: A ladder back chair with a husk bottom refurbished by Johnnie Ree Jackson. The chair back has three wood slats between two wood uprights. Corn husk is woven across the seat frame to create seat. The seat is supported by four legs connected with an upper and lower slat on each side.
place: label: Place made
content: Talbot County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Furniture design
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Michael McManus
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.143.1
objectType: label: Type
content: seats and seat components
label: Type
content: chairs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood , husk
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 33 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 16 in. (85.1 x 44.5 x 40.6 cm)