<I>Nyala Chair</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2020
name: label: Designed by
content: Jomo Tariku, Ethiopian American, born 1968
label: Manufactured by
content: David Bohnhoff, American
notes: label: Description
content: The Nyala Chair designed by Jomo Tariku. The three-legged chair is constructed from American ash wood with an ebony finish. The chair has handcarved, T-shaped back and arms designed to resemble the horns of the nyala antelope. It also has a reuleaux triangular shaped seat constructed from three pieces of wood that have been bonded together to create a triangular, wood grain pattern. The three chair legs are rounded in shape that is wider at the top and that narrows towards the bottom, terminating in a plain foot that tapers. The legs curves inwards at the center before tapering outwards just above the foot. The front legs attach to the chair seat through fitted joints carved into the legs and seat and with a round cap at the top of the front legs. The back chair leg extends above the seat and forms the center support and arms of the back. At the top of the back rest, the wood flares upwards and curves outwards towards the left and right sides in two tapering horn shapes that wraps around the upper back. At the point where the horns branch off from the center is a deep V-shape.
place: label: Cultural Place
content: East Africa, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Furniture design
label: Topic
content: Identity
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2023.64.2
objectType: label: Type
content: seats and seat components
label: Type
content: chairs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Design © Jomo Tariku
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: stain on ash wood
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 30 × 23 1/2 × 20 in. (76.2 × 59.7 × 50.8 cm)