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Headrest
Headrest

Headrest

Dateearly-mid 20th century
MediumWood, leather, beads, cowrie shells, and string
Dimensionsheight, width, and depth: 7 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (20 x 11.4 x 6.4 cm)
ClassificationsWood
Credit LineGift of Rhonda Morgan Wilkerson, PhD
Object number2024.22.10
On View
On view
ProvenanceCreated in Kenya, early-mid 20th century. [Mlaba African Curios, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa], Rhonda Morgan Wilkerson, Morrisville, NC, 2002; given to NCMA, 2024. Object Rights Statement

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