Carved wooden headrest

Made:
1871-1920 in Papua New Guinea
Carved wooden headrest, two-tier, with bent can legs

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Carved wooden headrest, two-tier, with bent can legs
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Carved wooden headrest, two-tier, with bent can legs, decorated with curvilinear and zoomorphic carving and fibre tassels, from Sepik River region, Papua New Guinea, 1871-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A43684
Materials:
wood, cane and fibre
type:
headrests
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)