Trois appui-nuques · Somalie, Boni · ID: 3041230
Vendu
600 €
Provenance
Poul Mørk (1938 – 2013), Copenhagen, Denmark. Curator of the African Collections Departement at the National Museum of DenmarkDescription
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.
Littérature comparée
Ginzberg, Marc, Afrikanische Formen, Mailand 2001, p. 32