Neckrest · South Africa, Zulu · ID: 3032607
sold
EUR 1,800
Provenance
O. StaibAugustin Krämer, Stuttgart, Germany
Paul Mißner, Stuttgart, Germany
Size
H: 10,5 cm
L: 38 cm
H: 4.1 inch
L: 15.0 inch
Description
wood, middle brown patina, supported by six pillars with vertical carved ridges, the narrow pillow decorated with “amasumpa” decor, old collection label “L.1./47 Zulu “Zweischläfriges” Kopfholz der Zulukaffern in der Transvaalrepublik S. Africa O. Staib 1876 - A. Krämer” and writing “L.1/47 Zulu Staib- Krämer” and “Zulu-Kaffern 1876 L.1./47. O. Staib-A. Krämer”, min. dam., slight traces of usage;
such neckrests were used as pillows and should preserve the elaborate coiffures at night. They identified their owner concerning rank and membership to a certain clan.
Comparing literature
Ginzberg, Marc, Afrikanische Formen, Mailand 2001, p. 41