Dark wood headrest carved from a single piece of wood. The seat is rectangular and concavely carved. The openwork support is carved with concentric circles and line designs. [JC [OPS Move] 22/3/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Dark wood headrest carved from a single piece of wood. The seat is rectangular and concavely carved. The openwork support is carved with concentric circles and line designs. [JC [OPS Move] 22/3/2017]
Long description: Dark wood headrest carved from a single piece of wood. The seat is rectangular and concavely carved with carved zigzag decoration at the ends. The thin, rectangular sectioned support comprises three connected legs, the central one rectangular and the outer with central circular sections. These are decorated with carved concentric circles and lines and zigzags on both faces. The base is sub-rectangular. [JC [OPS Move] 22/3/2017]
Geographical reference: Zimbabwe
Africa > Eastern Africa > Zimbabwe
Person: Field collector James Sligo Jameson; PRM source Ethel Gladys MacDonnell
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1927
Date collected: By 1927
Acquisition information: Donated: 1927
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions: Length: max 158 mm, Height: max 146 mm, Width: max 54 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1927.54.43