Skammell, a traditional Norwegian stool. Made about 1973, but Mr. S. made lots of them. All children use them to sit on, as step stool. Women used them in kitchen, men sat on them for stools. 20 1/2 x 13 x 12 inches. He cut out the sides by the dozens. Most had openings in the tops.
- Title
- Skammell, a traditional Norwegian stool. Made about 1973, but Mr. S. made lots of them. All children use them to sit on, as step stool. Women used them in kitchen, men sat on them for stools. 20 1/2 x 13 x 12 inches. He cut out the sides by the dozens. Most had openings in the tops.
- LC Subject
- Skaaluren, John, 1894-1974
- Repository
- Randall V. Mills Archives of Northwest Folklore
- Contributor
- Skaaluren, John, 1894-1974
- Collector
- Kodish, Deborah
- Description
- Photograph from the Folk Art of the Oregon Country Project Records, 1979-1980.
- Subject
- skammell
- Work Type
- 35mm (photographic film size)
- Ethnographic Term
- material culture objects furnishings furniture stools manufacturing processes woodworking
- Location
- Junction City
- Date
- 1979
- Identifier
- OFA_79_DK_A66_006
- Item Locator
- OFA/79_DK_A66.6
- Rights
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- Rights Holder
- Oregon Arts Commission
- Local Collection Name
- Webfoots and Bunchgrassers: Folk Art of the Oregon Country
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Set
- Northwest Folklife Digital Collection
- Primary Set
- Northwest Folklife Digital Collection
- Institution
- University of Oregon
- Cultural Context
- Norwegian Americans
