Three neckrests · Somalia, Boni · ID: 3041230
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
Poul Mørk (1938 – 2013), Copenhagen, Denmark. Curator of the African Collections Departement at the National Museum of DenmarkSize
H: 18 cm - 18,5 cm
H: 7.1 inch - 7.3 inch
Description
wood, all three in the same form, decorated with delicate plaited band patterns, min. dam., slight traces of usage, partly small missing parts;
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.
Comparing literature
Ginzberg, Marc, Afrikanische Formen, Mailand 2001, p. 32