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Wooden headrest with carved geometric design
Wooden headrest with carved geometric design
Object Number 07-13-50/72776
Display Title Wooden headrest with carved geometric design
Descriptions
Object Description Headrest, wooden, carved geometric design, metal staples on rest, cracked
Inventory Description Head rest, wooden, carved geometric design, metal staples on rest, cracked
Classification
  • Headrest
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Swazi
  • Shona
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / South Africa
Africa / Zimbabwe
Materials Wood, Metal, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 13.7 x 15.8 x 7.1 cm (5 3/8 x 6 1/4 x 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 07-13-50/72776 & 54-94

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