Neckrest · South Africa, Zulu · ID: 3036596
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Provenance
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, BelgiumSize
H: 11,5 cm
L: 39,5 cm
H: 4.5 inch
L: 15.6 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, pokerwork, three-legged, with deeply carved “amasumpa” motif, min. dam., fine cracks, 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