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Headrest
Headrest
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Headrest

Maker Dinka Artist
Date20th century
Place of originSudan, Africa
MediumWood, possibly leather
Dimensions11 x 25 in. (27.9 x 63.5 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Object number2006.2.24
Collections
Visual DescriptionHeadrest with curved wooden top; three legs; braided strap looped over each end.
Wooden headrest with metal tacks on seat; triangular curved seat with curved projections; three legs; metal chain looped on either end.
Headrest
Dinka Artist
20th century
Wooden headrest with beaded carrying loops. Central support columns (2 legs) adorned with beads, curved base.
Headrest (ngachar or chemperit)
Pokot Artist
20th century
Cylindrical form wrapped with fiber, and hair and long braided strands on top. Glass or plastic bead strands on top and neck (yellow and blue beads) and wood or other brown beads (?) encircling form. Entire form is covered with red ochre
Doll
Ambo Artist, Mwila group
20th century
Animal horn or curved wooden tube wrapped in leather/hide possibly elephant or hippopotamus, sewn with raffia cord, dark brown incised ceramic bowl attached by cord.
Pipe (boto)
Congolese Artist (Democratic Republic of Congo)
before 1953
Wooden headrest with ovoid, curved top and five support columns on mound-shaped base.
Headrest
Sidamo Artist
20th century
Curved headrest with two support posts.
Headrest (barkin)
Somali Artist
20th century
Curved headrest with one cylindrical central post support.
Headrest (barkin)
Somali Artist
20th century
Curved headrest with two support posts.
Headrest (barkin)
Somali Artist
20th century
Curved headrest with two support posts.
Headrest (barkin)
Somali Artist
20th century
Curved headrest with two support posts.
Headrest (barkin)
Somali Artist
20th century
Cylindrical form wrapped with glass and plastic bead strands (red, white, green, pink, dark blue), red wool or other fiber strands covering top, with a white interlaced beadwork disk in center, attached to strands of white, pink and blue, ands braided or white glass beads on each side.
Doll (nguana modula)
Southern Sotho Artist
20th century
Forged curved blade with blunt end, and cast brass handle; cut out depiction of a chameleon on the inner curve, and cross cut-out in center of blade, with words engraved above: MK Balogu; Kent I of AL on one side and 23. 9 47 XX MK Balogu AL on the opposite side. Engraved images of fish, serpents and possibly a frog, with borders of small circles. Edge of blade has rings, possible for attaching crotal bells (now missing).
Ceremonial knife
Fon Artist
20th century

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