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Wooden pillow
Object Number 991-5-50/12372
Display Title Wooden pillow
Descriptions
Object Description Pillow of carved wood with two sets of "feet" to support a long rounded section; surface decoration at each end of black paint; "feet" are also painted black
Inventory Description Wooden rest, carved, four legs, incised decoration with brown pigment
Classification
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Zulu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / South Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Inanda seminary
Materials Wood, Pigment, Paint
Dimensions Overall: 10.8 x 22.6 x 6.6 cm (4 1/4 x 8 7/8 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-5-50/12372
Provenance
Collector Minnie Carter (1914 - 1959)
Donor Margaret Warner (1959 - 2/21/1991)

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