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Object Number
2011.19.45
Display Title
Wooden headrest with inverted conical base; carved design in horizontal bands, painted red and black
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden headrest with inverted conical base, base is partially hollowed out, carved design in horizontal bands with intermittent zigzag carvings, painted red and black, faint circular carving on top of headrest, sides of the top have repeated vertical lines carved, significant discoloration and wood damage on top of curved headrest
Inventory Description
Headrest, carved wood, inverted conical base, incised designs, red, black pigment, semi-circular top
Classification
- Headrest
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ethiopia
Materials
Wood Paint
Dimensions
Other: 16.2 x 15.1 x 10.9 cm (6 3/8 x 5 15/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2011.19.45
Credit Line
Gift of André J. Navez, Harvard '55
Provenance
Collector
André J. Navez
(-7/19/2011)
Donor
Donated by
André J. Navez
(-7/19/2011)
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