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Object Number 98-3-50/51292
Display Title Head stool
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden head rest, base, 3 columns and curved rest, incised.
Classification
  • Headrest
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Congo River; Wangutta
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 18 x 19.4 x 5.8 cm (7 1/16 x 7 5/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51292

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