Wooden headrest with curved head support, carved and decorated stem and base with local repairs using wire. [SM (Verve) 12/02/2014]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden headrest with curved head support, carved and decorated stem and base with local repairs using wire. [SM (Verve) 12/02/2014]
Long description: Wooden headrest with curved head support, carved and decorated stem and base with local repairs using wire. The headrest is decorated with geometric carved patterns on both sides and triangular perforations. The base has two local repairs using brass wire that has been ?hammered in to the wood on either side of two cracks. The headrest has a string carrying loop that is tied to the centre of the headrest, just below the head support. [SM (Verve) 12/02/2014]
Geographical reference: Zambia
Africa > Eastern Africa > Zambia; Nyasa-Tanganyika Plateau near Mbala & Fife
Cultural groups: Mambwe
Person: Field collector Frederick Otto Stohr; PRM source Frederick Otto Stohr
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1907
Date collected: By 1907
Acquisition information: Donated: 05/1907
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Carved
Dimensions: Height: max 182 mm, Width: max 217 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1907.19.1

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