Carved wood headrest
- Made:
- 1871-1920 in Papua New Guinea
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LicenseCarved wood headrest, with bent cane legs, lanceolate
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Carved wood headrest, with bent cane legs, lanceolate, decorated with carved anthropomorphic head terminals and carved design on under-surface, from Sepik River region, New Gunea, 1871-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A60114
- Measurements:
-
length 430 mm
height 148 mm
maximum, base: width 147 mm
- type:
- headrests
- credit:
- Tomlinson
