Museum object · seats and seat components
Boat seat with spider web design from Ecuador
early 20th century
Esmeraldas, Ecuador, Latin America, South America; West Africa, Africa
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
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.
- Catalog date
- early 20th century
- Recorded places
- Esmeraldas, Ecuador, Latin America, South America; West Africa, Africa
- Recorded subjects
- African American; African diaspora; Art; Craftsmanship; Design; Folklife; Ornamentation; Transportation
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: 2008.18
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection