Head rest
Category
Wooden objects
Date
1950 - 1990
Materials
Wood Leather
Measurements
200 x 183 x 109 mm
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575 Wandsworth Road, London
NT 1512305
Summary
A wooden and leather head rest, typical of the Karamojong community of tribes whom reside mainly in Northern Uganda, with two splayed supports, with three twisted leather strands threaded through each support and running between them. It is made of finished wood, etched on the sides with pictures of animals, in panels bordered with rough criss-cross design.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Khadambi Asalache upon his death in 2006; acquired fully in November 2010.