Neckrest ·  Mali, Tellem · ID: 3036096

Description

wood, brown patina, carved with two columnar struts, supporting a vaulted pillow on top, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, fine cracks;
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 3036096 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 153 achieved a sales price of EUR 500 with an asking price of EUR 400.

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