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Headrest, carved wood, concave seat, grooved pedestal, pigment stripes
Headrest, carved wood, concave seat, grooved pedestal, pigment stripes
Object Number 09-5-50/74488
Display Title Headrest, carved wood, concave seat, grooved pedestal, pigment stripes
Descriptions
Inventory Description Headrest, carved wood, concave seat, grooved pedestal, pigment stripes
Classification
  • Headrest
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Somalia
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 16 x 22.3 x 10.2 cm (6 5/16 x 8 3/4 x 4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 09-5-50/74488/ 74488/ 54-110/ Peabody Mus./ Pillow/ Somaliland/ S.H.S. 1894

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