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Artifacts - Head
Rests |
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Name |
HEAD-REST 5 |
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Background / Origin |
HEADREST, Ethiopia |
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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. |
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Reference Number |
45/5-25 |
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Height |
-200mm |
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Price |
US$ 95 |
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