Folding chair

NameChair

Dateca. 1959

Place madeIstanbul, Turkey, Middle East, Asia

MediumWood, bone

Dimensions59 1/16 × 17 5/16 × 42 1/8 in. (150 × 44 × 107 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of James McGrath, A.2015.73.100

Object numberA.2015.73.100

DescriptionWood with white bone inlay. Chair back has seven slats of wood, interlocking with six slats that support the seat. Seven decorative finials at the top of the chair back: five pointed, and two outside finials that are rounded at the top. Inlay depicts criss-cross, floral, dot, and line pattern motifs.