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Purkau (Stool)
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Purkau (Stool)

Maker Unknown, Noanamá Chocó
MediumWood
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Mortimer C. Howe Fund
Object numberNLA1970.049.HOW
DescriptionStool (purkau). Made by men. Used as “pillow” (neck rest) or to sit on in canoes and at home. Apparently some magical significance attached to men’s use of it as pillow.
ClassificationsFurniture
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Unknown, Noanamá Chocó
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Unknown, Noanamá Chocó
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Unknown, Noanamá Chocó
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Unknown, Noanamá Chocó
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Unknown, Noanamá Chocó
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Unknown, Noanamá Chocó
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Unknown, Noanamá Chocó
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Unknown, Noanamá Chocó
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Unknown, Noanamá Chocó
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