Head rest - butter in base – Objects

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Object Number 34-28-50/210

Display Title Head rest - butter in base

Descriptions

Inventory Description Headrest, carved wood, T-shaped withhollow grooved conical base, cowrie

Classification

Headrest

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Gurage

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Abyssinia

Additional Geographic Terms Ethiopia

Materials Wood, Cowrie, Hide

Dimensions Overall: 16.4 x 16.5 x 10.3 cm (6 7/16 x 6 1/2 x 4 1/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 34-28-50/210

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