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1905.38.13

Carved wooden headrest with curved top . [SM (Verve) 11/02/2014]

1905.38.13

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Collection type
Object
Description
Carved wooden headrest with curved top . [SM (Verve) 11/02/2014]
Long description
Carved wooden headrest with curved top . Decorated with diamond-shaped notches and grooves on the sides and partially coloured with black pigment. [SM (Verve) 11/02/2014]
Geographical reference
Zambia
Africa > Eastern Africa > Zambia
Cultural groups
Lozi
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1905
Date collected
By 1905
Acquisition information
Donated: 1905
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Width: max 175 mm, Height: max 125 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1905.38.13
Research and responses

According to the Encyclopedia Britannica Online, the Lozi or Barotse are mainly found in Zambia, especially western Zambia and the upper Zambezi. This object has thus tentatively been provenanced as Zambia. [CW 27/1/2000]

Search terms: Furniture Dwelling, Headrest