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1928.22.18

Wooden headrest. The seat is concavely curved and sub-rectangular in shape, narrowing at the ends. The base of the headrest is circular, rising to an apex between the two legs, which join the base to the seat. One of the legs has incised line decoration on the outer face. [EH [OPS Move] 17/3/2017]

1928.22.18

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden headrest. The seat is concavely curved and sub-rectangular in shape, narrowing at the ends. The base of the headrest is circular, rising to an apex between the two legs, which join the base to the seat. One of the legs has incised line decoration on the outer face. [EH [OPS Move] 17/3/2017]
Geographical reference
Somalia
Africa > Eastern Africa > Somalia
Kismayu
Cultural groups
Somali
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1917
Date collected
1917
Acquisition information
Donated: 1928
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions
Width: max 83 mm, Height: max 177 mm, Length: max 177 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.22.18
Associated publications
Referred to on page 195 and in notes 22 and 26 on page 410 of African Dream Machines: Style, Identity and Meaning of African Headrests, by Anitra Nettleton (Johannesburg: Wits University Press, 2007). [JC 7 8 2008]

Search terms: Furniture Dwelling, Headrest

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