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Object Number
17-41-50/B1566
Display Title
Chief's head rest
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Headrest, human female on pedestal, platform on top, carved wood
Classification
- Headrest
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Baluba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 15.8 x 12.2 x 8.7 cm (6 1/4 x 4 13/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
17-41-50/B1566
Provenance
Collector
Henri Pareyn
(1880-1900)
Donor
Donated by
Prof. A. C. Coolidge
(07/1917)
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