Headrest

Description

Headrest with support of stylised human head, carved wood with inlaid tooth, cordage around the support is attached to a small wooden pick or spike: Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 19th century

Museum reference

A.L.198.6

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Headrest

Production information

Unknown
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa

Date

19th century

Materials

Wood, Natural fibre, Tooth, Glass

Physical description

Wood; curved top supported by a pillar in the form of a human head

Exhibitions

• Patterns of Life (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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world cultures, patterns of life