Headrest carved from one piece of wood. The headrest is zoomorphic, comprising a long cylindrical body and four short rectangular legs. The body extends beyond the legs into a pointed tail at one end and a head at the other. The head is carved with a ?human face. The body and legs are decorated with incised zigzags. [JC [OPS Move] 23/3/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Headrest carved from one piece of wood. The headrest is zoomorphic, comprising a long cylindrical body and four short rectangular legs. The body extends beyond the legs into a pointed tail at one end and a head at the other. The head is carved with a ?human face. The body and legs are decorated with incised zigzags. [JC [OPS Move] 23/3/2017]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia; West Papua
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Stevens Auction Rooms
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1904
Date collected: Before 1904
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1904
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions: Length: max 952 mm, Width: max 105 mm, Height: max 124 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1904.48.8 Other numbers: 4833
Research and responses: John Crace Stevens died in 1859, his Auction Rooms by this time were being run by his son, Henry Stevens, see biographies [AP 06/08/2009]