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Object Number 08-25-50/73608
Display Title Carved wooden headrest
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden headrest, A-frame, filled with woven hide and loop.
Classification
  • Headrest
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Pokot?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Baringo Lake; Eastern Province
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 26.5 x 14.8 x 4.5 cm (10 7/16 x 5 13/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 08-25-50/73608

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