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Neck-pillow (seat?)
Object Number 69-20-50/1259
Display Title Neck-pillow (seat?)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden headrest, curved rest, 4 columns, flat base
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Headrest
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 14.4 x 29.5 x 11.3 cm (5 11/16 x 11 5/8 x 4 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 1259
Provenance
Donor Boston Marine Society (1869)

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