Bow shaped head rest

Made:
1900-1921 in China
maker:
Unknown
Carved wooden head rest

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Carved wooden head rest
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Carved wooden head rest, bow shaped rest supported on four cylindrical struts or columns on oval base, Chinese(?), 1900-1921

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A192801
Materials:
wood
Measurements:
overall: 175 mm
base: 120 mm,
rest: 70 mm
type:
headrest
credit:
Tunbridge Wells Municipal Museum