Cook Islands No'oanga Chiefly Stool with Provenance
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A No'oanga chiefly stool, Cook Islands, carved from a single piece of hardwood. With a curved rectangular seat on four legs, with four tear-drop shaped feet. A sennit cord lashingis tied between two of the legs for storing the piece when not in use. There are remnants of a darker patina. Height 14.5 cm, width 46 cm, depth 23 cm. Provenance: this stool was presented to Mr, James Thomas Cross of Wellington in March 1926. The gift was given in gratitude for his contribution towards a cool store facility for the island of Raratonga
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- Patination / Patina - In broad terms, patination refers to the exterior surface appearance of the timber, the effect of fading caused by exposure to sunlight and air over the course of a century or more, changing the piece to a soft, mellow colour.
As patina is very difficult to replicate, it is one of the most important guides to determining the age of furniture.
Patina is also the term applied to the bloom or film found on old bronzes due to oxidisation.
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