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Carved wooden headrest
Object Number 29-43-50/B4744
Display Title Carved wooden headrest
Descriptions
Object Description Carved wooden headrest
Inventory Description Wooden headrest, carved, geometric base, notched
Classification
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bantu speaking peoples
  • Zulu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Africa, South central
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 19 x 66.5 x 6.5 cm (7 1/2 x 26 3/16 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B4744
Provenance
Collector James Sturgis Pray
Donor Benjamin S. Pray (-1929)

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