Boat seat with spider web design from Ecuador
date: label: Date
content: early 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Used by
content: Débora Nazareno, Ecuadorian
label: Owned by
content: Juan García Salazar, Ecuadorian, 1944 - 2017
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
place: label: Place made
content: Esmeraldas, Ecuador, Latin America, South America
label: Cultural Place
content: West Africa, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Folklife
label: Topic
content: Ornamentation
label: Topic
content: Transportation
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Exhibition
content: Cultural Expressions
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Juan Garcia Salazar
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2008.18
objectType: label: Type
content: seats and seat components
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
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 5 1/2 x 12 7/8 x 14 3/4 in. (14 x 32.7 x 37.5 cm)