Aug 25, 2010
Aug 25, 2010
Aug 25, 2010
Aug 25, 2010

Headrest

Headrest

1800s–1900s

Wood

Overall: 10.2 cm (4 in.)

Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 2010.198

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.

See also
Collection: 
African Art
Department: 
African Art
Type of artwork: 
Furniture and woodwork
Medium: 
Wood

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