Chair belonging to Etta Moten Barnett

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.

This is a wood chair made of light-colored wood that has been carved and lacquered black. The chair has a tall back rest covered with Asian-inspired style carvings of mythical creatures, flora and fauna. The carvings represent an abstracted mountain with a dragon amid clouds. The front legs are bowed and carved with mythical creatures. The seat is flat, and the front is shallowly carved in a fret pattern. There are numerous chips and areas of loss in the lacquer throughout the piece.

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