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Object Number
21-31-50/B2919
Display Title
Head rest
Descriptions
Object Description
Head rest. See conservation record for additional description
Inventory Description
Wooden headrest, squared/oval shaped base, curved rest with 2 loops, incised, br
Classification
- Headrest
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1921 or earlier
Culture
- Tsonga
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Zimbabwe
Africa / South Africa
Africa / South Africa
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 21.2 x 8.6 x 1.3 cm (8 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
21-31-50/B2919 & S. Africa ZULU
Credit Line
Gift of Professor H. W. Rand
Provenance
Donor
Prof. H. W. Rand
(1921)
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