Neckrest · Zimbabwe, Shona · ID: 3033878
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Provenance
Canadian Private CollectionSize
H: 15 cm
L: 16,5 cm
H: 5.9 inch
L: 6.5 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, three-parted base, elaborate carved support with zig-zagged and circle-shaped carvings in relief, supporting a hollowed pillow, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
the Shona and related Tsonga-speaking groups created some classic forms of African neckrests.The patina is the natural result of polished wood saturated with hair oil.
Comparing literature
Dewey, William J., Sleeping Beauties, Los Angeles 1993, p. 113, ill. 20