Ken Woody (Mohawk, born 1964). <em>Willow Back Rest</em>, 2010. Backrest (a): Willow, wool, deer hide, sinew Tripod (b): Wood, hide, assembled dimensions: 57 × 47 1/2 × 57 in. (144.8 × 120.7 × 144.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 2011.33.3a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2011.33.3a.jpg)

Willow Back Rest

Artist:Ken Woody

Medium: Backrest (a): Willow, wool, deer hide, sinew Tripod (b): Wood, hide

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Dates:2010

Dimensions: assembled dimensions: 57 × 47 1/2 × 57 in. (144.8 × 120.7 × 144.8 cm) Backrest: 69 3/4 × 24 × 1/2 in. (177.2 × 61 × 1.3 cm) Tripod: 64 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 in. (164.5 × 8.3 × 2.5 cm)

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Accession Number: 2011.33.3a-b

Image: CUR.2011.33.3a.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Trapezoidal-shaped backrest (a) made of thin willow rods tied together with sinew and edged with red wool cloth. The top of the backrest has a "handle" of deer hide covered with red wool cloth that hangs down in two bands that are woven into the top of the backrest. The handle is used to suspend the backrest from a tripod of wood sticks (b). The number 69312 is written on the back of one of the willow rods in black ink. Condition: good. Some soiling on wool cloth.

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