Appuie-nuque · Namibie, Himba · ID: 3053313
Prix d'appel
600 €
Prix d'Estimation
1 200 €
Provenance
Roy & Sophia Sieber, Bloomington, Indiana, USATaille
L: 14 cm
H: 16 cm
L: 5.5 inch
H: 6.3 inch
Description
wood, leather, pigments,
The reddish colour of the neckrest is caused by residues of a cosmetic product that Himba women make from a mixture of butterfat and red iron ore powder.
Publications
Sieber, Roy & Frank Herreman (ed.), Hair in African Art and Culture, New York 2000, p. 156, ill. 146
AHDRC: 0226452

