Headrest
Date1850/1950
Modern PlaceZaire, Central Africa, Africa
MediumWood, brass studs, copper and brass wire
Dimensions9 1/2 × 6 7/8 inches (24.13 × 17.46 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
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 view
1879
c 1878
1880/1900
1952-1953
1850/1950
late 19th/early 20th Century
late 19th/early 20th Century
19th/20th Century
late 19th/early 20th Century
1959