Neckrest ·  Mali, Tellem · ID: 3036096

Description

wood, brown patina, carved with two columnar struts, supporting a vaulted pillow on top, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, fine cracks;
presumably a burial object. The Tellem buried their dead in communal graves in caves sealed off by mud bricks. Objects presumed to be gifts for the dead were interred with them and seem to relate to the daily activities of the deceased. Headrests with columnar struts were always associated with male skeletons.