Double wooden headrest cut from a single piece, with three carved and blackened block legs. The seat is concavely curved and carved on the ends, and the legs have carved line decoration on all sides, the pattern alternating between vertical grooves and interlocking triangles. [EH [OPS move] 20/3/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Double wooden headrest cut from a single piece, with three carved and blackened block legs. The seat is concavely curved and carved on the ends, and the legs have carved line decoration on all sides, the pattern alternating between vertical grooves and interlocking triangles. [EH [OPS move] 20/3/2017]
Geographical reference: South Africa
Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa
Cultural groups: Nguni
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1874
Date collected: Prior to 1874
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions: Height: max 170 mm, Length: max 404 mm, Width: max 83 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.3.11 Other numbers: black 1851 PR Cat other PR nos: 2922

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