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Zoomorphic neckrest "musaw", D. R. Congo, Yaka, Size: H: 15,5 cm, L: 18 cm (H: 6.1 inch, L: 7.1 inch), ID: 3053145
Zoomorphic neckrest "musaw", D. R. Congo, Yaka, Size: H: 15,5 cm, L: 18 cm (H: 6.1 inch, L: 7.1 inch), ID: 3053145 - 2/7 Zoomorphic neckrest "musaw", D. R. Congo, Yaka, Size: H: 15,5 cm, L: 18 cm (H: 6.1 inch, L: 7.1 inch), ID: 3053145 - 3/7 Zoomorphic neckrest "musaw", D. R. Congo, Yaka, Size: H: 15,5 cm, L: 18 cm (H: 6.1 inch, L: 7.1 inch), ID: 3053145 - 4/7 Zoomorphic neckrest "musaw", D. R. Congo, Yaka, Size: H: 15,5 cm, L: 18 cm (H: 6.1 inch, L: 7.1 inch), ID: 3053145 - 5/7 Zoomorphic neckrest "musaw", D. R. Congo, Yaka, Size: H: 15,5 cm, L: 18 cm (H: 6.1 inch, L: 7.1 inch), ID: 3053145 - 6/7 Zoomorphic neckrest "musaw", D. R. Congo, Yaka, Size: H: 15,5 cm, L: 18 cm (H: 6.1 inch, L: 7.1 inch), ID: 3053145 - 7/7
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Lot 392
Auction 106

Zoomorphic neckrest "musaw" ·  D. R. Congo, Yaka · ID: 3053145

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Provenance
Belgian Private Collection
Size
H: 15,5 cm, L: 18 cm
H: 6.1 inch, L: 7.1 inch

Description

wood,
For a comparable object see AHDRC 0121377.

Headrests, known as musaw, were used to preserve elaborate hairstyles while resting.

The object Zoomorphic neckrest “musaw” with the object ID 3053145 was last part of the auction Auction 106 at April 25, 2026 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 392.

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Comparing literature

Loos, Pierre et. al., La tete dans les etoiles, Brussels 2012, p. 69

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