Oromo from the Jilé and Karayyu regions, Ethiopia and South Sudan
First half of the 20th century
Wood
H: 17; W: 16; D: 9 cm
Single piece of wood with black patina, conical base decorated with incised cartouches and convex top with two perforated lateral protrusions.
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. 36.
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