Swahili Coastal Style Wooden Chest
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1 Jul 1997
label: Collection Date
content: 1966
name: label: Collector
content: John Ratigan
label: Collector
content: Barbara Ratigan
label: Donor Name
content: Barbara Ratigan
notes: label: Notes
content: DARK BROWN RECTANGULAR WOODEN CHEST HAS A HINGED TOP LID. MAIN COMPARTMENT HAS A SMALLER COMPARTMENT COVERED W/ A HINGED LID. BOTTOM OF COMPARTMENT PULLS OUT TO REVEAL HIDDEN STORAGE BENEATH. THERE'RE ALSO 3 DRAWERS IN THE FRONT. CHEST HAS A CENTER ORNATE LATCH & 2 U-SHAPED HANDLES, ONE ON EACH SIDE. EACH DRAWER HAS A SIMILAR U-SHAPED HANDLE. TOP OF LID, FRONT SIDE OF CHEST, & FRONT OF EACH DRAWER ARE COVERED W/ ELABORATE CURVILINEAR DESIGN MADE FROM ROUND BRASS TACKS & CUT-OUT BRASS SHEETINGS. CONDITIONS: LATCH IS PARTLY BROKEN. BRASS SHEETINGS ARE CURLED BACK. DRAWERS ARE WARPED & DIFFICULT TO PULL OUT. CORROSION IN CERTAIN AREAS. CENTER DRAWER IS MISSING PART OF ITS BRASS DECORATION. PART OF THE LID TRIM HAS BROKEN INTO 5 PIECES. OVERALL: DUSTY & CRACKED IN AREAS. ACCORDING TO DR. MARY JO ARNOLDI, CURATOR OF AFRICAN ETHNOLOGY, NMNH, THIS CHEST IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF COASTAL STYLE CARPENTRY.
label: Notes
content: From African Voices exhibit: "Women would have stored prized family linens, blankets, and clothing in this decorative chest."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 19 Oct 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Mombassa, Kenya, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Swahili
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 416126
label: USNM Number
content: E427897-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Chest
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 109.5 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 50 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 49 cm