The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 23, 2024

Headrest

Headrest

1800s–1900s
Wood
Overall: 10.2 cm (4 in.)
Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 2010.198
Location: 108B Southern African

Description

Headrests served to protect the elaborate coiffures highly fashionable until the early to mid-20th century, and also enhanced contact with the ancestral realm through dreams.
  • 1992
    Michael Rhodes, New York, NY
    1992–2006
    Marc and Denyse Ginzberg, New York, NY
    2010
    (Jacaranda Tribal Art Gallery, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    2010–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • The Art of Daily Life: Portable Objects from Southern Africa. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 17, 2011-February 26, 2012).
    Cleveland Museum of Art, (4/16/11-2/26/12); "The Art of Daily Life: Portable Objects from Southeast Africa" cat. no. 6
  • {{cite web|title=Headrest|url=false|author=|year=1800s–1900s|access-date=23 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2010.198