Delicate head- / neckrest "mutsago"
Zimbabwe, Shona
sold
EUR 4,800
Provenance
Max Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (1975)Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
Size
H: 14,5 cm
B: 13,5 cm
H: 5.7 inch
B: 5.3 inch
Description
wood, collection label “278”, handwritten collection number “75641” (M. Willborg)
Headrests were very personal objects. They became closely linked with the owner’s identity over a lifetime of use. Upon the death of its owner, the headrest is either buried with him or passed on to a male heir.
Comparing literature
Nettleton, Anitra, African Dream Machines, Johannesburg 2007, p. 182, ill. 171Publications
AHDRC: 0170800