Paritoire stool
Gurunsi · Burkina Faso
Reference: FRT-51
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- Material
- Heavy wood
Stool in which women sit for delivery. The woman who is about to give birth rests her back on the back of the stool and opens…
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Full original description
Stool in which women sit for delivery. The woman who is about to give birth rests her back on the back of the stool and opens her legs, so that after the usual rites, the midwife can start her work. Patina darkened by time.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- First third of the century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Burkina Faso. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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