Ancient Wooden Seat From A Cave
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1877
name: label: Donor Name
content: Prof David R. Frith
notes: label: Notes
content: Stool/seat or duho made from wood (Carapa sp.) with a high back. C-14 absolute date 1407-1445 (95.4%).
label: Notes
content: Reference: Ostapkowicz, Joanna, 2015, "Either a Piece of Domestic Furniture of the Indians or one of Their Gods: The Study of Lucayan duhos," Journal of Caribbean Archaeology Special Publication 4:62-101.
label: Notes
content: Stool/seat or duho made from wood of Carapa genus. It shows signs of erosion on the zoomorphic zemi (ancestor or deity) head protruding from the front as well as the four legs. The hammock-shaped seat contains incised designs on the upper portion.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 3 Feb 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Turks Island, South Caicos, Turks & Caicos Islands, Bahamas, Caribbean
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
culture: label: Culture
content: Classic Taino
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 005658
label: USNM Number
content: A30053-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stool