"Neck Support - Daasanech, Ethiopia - First Half Of The 20th Century "
NECK REST Daasanech, Ethiopia
First half of the 20th century
Wood, skin, iron and fibres
H.: 16; L.: 19; Th.: 10.5 cm
Single-piece wood with honey-coloured patina, circular base and convex top, fitted with a woven leather suspension strap and a knife in its sheath.
Bibliography:
A similar example is reproduced in Odilon Audouin's book Appuis-nuque de la Corne de l'Afrique (Neck rests from the Horn of Africa), p. 40.
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