- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Wooden headrest with shallow bowl-shaped top and two sets of triangular legs ending in feet. [SM (Verve) 12/02/2014]
- Geographical reference
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1953
- Date collected
- By 1953
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1953
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Polished
- Dimensions
- Width: max 185 mm, Height: max 98 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1953.4.5
Search terms: Furniture Dwelling, Headrest
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