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Object Number 08-25-50/73609
Display Title Carved wooden headrest
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden headrest, A-frame, filled with woven hide and loop.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Headrest
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Pokot
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Baringo Lake; Eastern Province
Materials Wood, Hide
Dimensions Overall: 27.8 x 14 x 5.2 cm (10 15/16 x 5 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 08-25-50/73609

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