Neckrest · Zimbabwe, Shona · ID: 3041550
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
French CollectionSize
H: 13 cm
L: 13,5 cm
H: 5.1 inch
L: 5.3 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, elaborate carved support with zig-zagged and circle-shaped carvings, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
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