Head rest
Category
Ethnographic material
Date
1950 - 2000
Materials
Hardwood
Measurements
192 x 183 x 125 mm
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575 Wandsworth Road, London
NT 1512394.1
Summary
An African hardwood head rest. With dished rectangular top, with incised line decoration to the edge. Upon a central turned support with two flared conical protrusions. Incised with geometrical line decoration overall. With two bands of discoloured plaited grass around the support. Hung from a plaited grass bracelet (CMS: 1512394.2).
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Khadambi Asalache upon his death in 2006; acquired fully in November 2010.