"Neck Support - Gurage Sebatbet, Ethiopia - First Half Of The 20th Century "
NECK RESTGurage Sebatbet, Ethiopia
First half of the 20th century
Wood
H: 18; W: 17.5; D: 12 cm
Single-piece wood with a stepped conical base entirely covered with geometric incisions arranged in rows and a concave top, the sides of which are also decorated with engraved designs.
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. 25.
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