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pillow

human history
  • Other Name

    head rest

  • Description

    Pillow, head rest

    carved from wood. The wood has been coloured a dark brown. The pillow has a disk shaped base with incised cross hatch pattern. The shaft has a thick ribbed surface. The resting surface for head is a rectangle shape with flared ends. The ends of resting surface have incised line design

  • Place
    Central Africa/Africa
  • Accession Number
    1951.161.172
  • Accession Date
    30 Aug 1951
  • Other Id

    32247.1 (ethnology)

  • Department

    World

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