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  • Sampler (Sri Lanka), 1956

    Part of Singalese alphabet above figures of lion and woman carrying pot.

  • Stool (Brazil), ca. 1955–60

    Curving rectangular seat having low, slightly upturned back with angled sides and large central opening; constructed of long laminated strips of Brazilian hardwoods in tones of dark to medium brown;…

  • Textile, Rallo, 1957

    Ochre warp with blue, purple, mauve, and brown wefts. The top is woven solidly across, but ends in five long tabs at the bottom. An area of wrapping occurs near…

  • Trans… Armchair, 2007

    Woven tan wicker armchair with colorful found plastic and rubber objects (including discarded bottles, tire, flip-flop, broken doll parts) woven into, and protruding from, the form.

  • Bowl (Brazil), 2007

    Up-curved form composed of joined steel segments that flex to expand or contract into square or rectangle; circular diamond chip mounted at one corner.

  • Vitoria Regia Stool, 1988

    Large multi-colored circular seat composed of found materials–upright sheets of variously colored felt, carpet remnants, foam, plastic–arranged in concentric circles, with regularly spaced slits at tops; gray, tubular metal base…

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