Manchester Art Gallery

Wotro Armchair

Cheick Diallo, 1960


Wotro Armchair

Cheick Diallo 1960

Summary

Made of welded reclaimed steel, which has been wrapped in grey nylon cord, with a woven seat of nylon cord. This chair combines metalwork and weaving, two crafts for which West Africa is reknown, with a minimalist contemporary design. The precise, grid pattern of the seat replicates a computer generated 3-D design, but is produced by skilled artisans.


Object Name

Wotro Armchair

Creators Name

Cheick Diallo

Date Created

2010

Dimensions

overall: 81.2cm x 88.9cm

accession number

2012.64

Collection Group

craft and design
furniture
foreign

Place of creation

Mali

Medium


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