Artifacts - Head Rests


 

 

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Name HEAD-REST 2
Background / Origin HEADREST, Ethiopia
Description Head-rests were designed to preserve elaborate hairstyles, and to keep the head at the same level as the shoulders during sleep, but their function goes beyond practicality. It is a personal object with many African people; they even carry it all day on their shoulder, believing it receives spiritual forces from ancestors when they are asleep and dreaming.
Reference Number 31/2-25
Height -150mm
Price US$ 95