Head Rest
Head Rest
Artist
Zulu Peoples
Place of OriginSouth Africa
Dateprior to 1890
DimensionsH: 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm); L: 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm); W: 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
MediumCarved wood.
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of the Popplestone Family
Object number
2006.75
Not on View
DescriptionThe object bears a paper label on the top side reading "South Africa by Rev. A. Grout" with an outline of another label beneath it.
Published ReferencesCf. Marc Ginzberg, African Forms, Milan, Skira, 2000, pp. 39-41. Cf. Roy Sieber, African Furniture and Household Objects, Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1980, 107-108, p. 122 (above: Zulu double headrest).
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