Sun Stool

Sun Stool, 1970 - Anthony Haynes by University Museum at Texas Southern on Sketchfab

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Original Title: Sun Stool
Date: 1970
Creator: Anthony Haynes See all items with this value
Description: “Sun Stool,” created by Anthony Haynes, resembles an Ashanti stool, a seat for royalty of the Ashanti Empire. The sculpture is decorated with spiral embellishments, triangles, moons, and other indentations. Facial features are also included at the front head of the stool; the rear face of the stool resembles a baboon's face.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; HBCU student work See all items with this value; HBCU institutional history See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Afrocentrism; Astronomy; Black art; Sculpture; Social life and customs; Wildlife
Type: Sculpture
Medium: Terracotta
Measurements: 17 in x 30 in x 22 in
Format: OBJ
HBCU Identifier: tc14
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0251
Rights: All rights held by the University Museum at Texas Southern. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact University Museum, Texas Southern University umuseum@gmail.com Attn: Museum Director. Materials not created by Texas Southern University may still be under copyright. Additional materials may be presented for educational and research purposes in accordance with fair use under United States copyright law.
Contributing Institution: Texas Southern University
Collection: Permanent Collection See all items with this value
References: Ewusi, Philip. "The Golden Stool (17th c.- )." BlackPast. 21 October, 2018. https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/golden-stool-17th-c/.

Item sets: Art; TSU Student Terracottas Collection; Texas Southern University Collections