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1928.22.6

Wooden headrest, used also as a stool, with forked pillar bound with hide. [EH [OPS move] 20/3/2017]

1928.22.6

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden headrest, used also as a stool, with forked pillar bound with hide. [EH [OPS move] 20/3/2017]
Long description
Wooden headrest, used also as a stool, with forked pillar bound with hide. Strips of hide have been woven around and between the two legs and a hide carrying loop is attached. Perforation in the centre of the concavely curved seat. [EH [OPS move] 20/3/2017]
Geographical reference
Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
Cultural groups
Turkana
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1919
Date collected
1919
Acquisition information
Donated: 1928
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Hide Skin, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Plaited, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Width: max 77 mm, Height: max 260 mm, Length: max 150 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.22.6

Search terms: Furniture Dwelling, Headrest, Stool