Neckrest ·  Mali, Tellem · ID: 3032258

Description

wood, greyish brown encrusted patina, rising from four vertical struts, the pillow deeply hollowed, incised ornaments, dam., traces of old age and weathering, missing parts;
presumably a burial object. The Tellem buried their dead in communal graves in caves sealed off by mud bricks. Objects presumed to be gifts for the dead were interred with them and seem to relate to the daily activities of the deceased. Headrests with columnar struts were always associated with male skeletons.

The object Neckrest with the object ID 3032258 was part of the auction 68th tribal art auction on March 3, 2012. The object with the lot number 163 achieved a sales price of EUR 240 with an asking price of EUR 200.

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