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Object Number 06-8-50/65761
Display Title Wooden pillow
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden pillow
Inventory Description Headrest, wood, curved rest, pedistal base, incised and punctate designs
Classification
  • Headrest
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Zulu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / South Africa
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 16.4 x 15.2 x 8.3 cm (6 7/16 x 6 x 3 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 06-8-50/65761

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