Headrest

Modern PlaceZimbabwe, Southern Africa, Africa

MediumWood

ClassificationsSculpture

Dimensions5 x 5 3/4 in.
12.7 x 14.6 cm

Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Eleanor and Edsel Ford Exhibition and Acquisition Fund

Object number1983.12

DescriptionThe headrest itself, shaped in cross-section like a parenthesis and incised with two triangles formed of smaller triangles, is supported on a plinth in the form of an elongated animal caught between striated bars emerging from a figure-8 shaped base. It is carved from one piece of wood. The animal, possibly a leopard, is covered with incised rectilinear designs. The piece is dark brown with a satin-like patina.

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