Delicate head- / neckrest "mutsago" - Zimbabwe, Shona
wood, collection label "278", handwritten collection number "75641" (M. Willborg)
Headrests were very personal objects. They became closely linked with the owner's identity over a lifetime of use. Upon the death of its owner, the headrest is either buried with him or passed on to a male heir.
H: 14,5 cm; W: 13,5 cm, H: 5,7 inch; W: 5,3 inch
Provenance:
Max Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (1975)
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
Lit.: Nettleton, Anitra, African Dream Machines, Johannesburg 2007, p. 182, ill. 171
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wood, collection label "278", handwritten collection number "75641" (M. Willborg)
Headrests were very personal objects. They became closely linked with the owner's identity over a lifetime of use. Upon the death of its owner, the headrest is either buried with him or passed on to a male heir.
H: 14,5 cm; W: 13,5 cm, H: 5,7 inch; W: 5,3 inch
Provenance:
Max Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (1975)
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
Lit.: Nettleton, Anitra, African Dream Machines, Johannesburg 2007, p. 182, ill. 171
Condition Report: See description
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