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Object Number
17-38-50/B1518
Display Title
Small headrest
Descriptions
Object Description
Small head rest carved from a single block of dense hardwood, coated with a dark stain. The curved upper platform is indented with a triangle pattern at the edges and center. The vertical support is intricately carved/incised in a lattice pattern over an ovoid base. An old label is attached to the underside: "Native head rest from Mozambique".
Inventory Description
Carved wood headrest, incised triangles on curved rest, carved pedestal deco
Classification
- Headrest
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Manyika
- Shona
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Zimbabwe
Africa / Mozambique
Africa / Mozambique
Additional Geographic Terms
East Africa; Zimbabwe, eastern
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 12.9 x 11.1 x 5.8 cm (5 1/16 x 4 3/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B\1518 & [on paper label] Native Head rest\ from Mozambique\ 216
Provenance
Collector
Unknown
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