Neckrest ·  Somalia, Boni · ID: 3035338

Description

light wood, small traces of black paint, slightly curved outwards, supporting an oval pillar on top, the struts decorated with elaborate plaited band patterns, min. dam., slight traces of usage;
the form of the neckrest reminds of the head and horns of a bush cow.
It looks insecure, and indeed it was. But this was taken for advantageous. For a deep and undisturbed sleep was not possible under these circumstances and therefore the mens alertness was much higher.

The object Neckrest with the object ID 3035338 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 440.

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Comparing literature

Ginzberg, Marc, Afrikanische Formen, Mailand 2001, p. 32