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1978.20.25

Wooden headrest. Rectangular in shape with a deep incision lengthways and perforated. [PRA [OPS move] 25/10/2017]

1978.20.25

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden headrest. Rectangular in shape with a deep incision lengthways and perforated. [PRA [OPS move] 25/10/2017]
Geographical reference
Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
East of Mount Elgon
Cultural groups
Tiati
Person
Field collector Jean Brown Sassoon
PRM source Jean Brown Sassoon
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1978
Date collected
By 1978
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1978
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Grooved
Dimensions
Depth: max 45 mm, Width: max 100 mm, Length: max 175 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1978.20.25 Other numbers: JB129
Associated publications
The headrests in the Pokot collection given to the Museum by Jean Brown are discussed on page 215 (and elsewhere) of African Dream Machines: Style, Identity and Meaning of African Headrests, by Anitra Nettleton (Johannesburg: Wits University Press, 2007). Some are illustrated and discussed in detail, but not this object. [JC 7 8 2008]

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