Headrest
Date1850/1950
Modern PlaceZaire, Central Africa, Africa
MediumWood, brass studs, copper and brass wire
ClassificationsSculpture
Dimensions9 1/2 × 6 7/8 inches (24.13 × 17.46 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Eleanor Clay Ford Fund for African Art
Object number78.76
DescriptionPangolin-shaped (sacred animal) headrest, rows of round-headed brass studs and copper and brass wire decorations, mouth muzzled with three strands of thick steel wire.On View
Not on viewLocations
- Storage - Long-term Demo Museum (Hanover Square), East Wing, African
ProvenanceGeorge Ortiz;
Baron F. Rolin, Brussels, Belgium
19th/20th Century
1850/1950
late 19th/early 20th Century
late 19th/early 20th Century
late 19th/early 20th Century
c 1878
1879
c. 1880