Head Rest
AF809
From: Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF809 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bushongo |
| Provenience | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood | Metal |
| Technique | Carved | Incised |
| Description | Wooden. Retangular shaped top, slightly curved upwards, incised with four parallel vertical rows on both sides with grid pattern in center. Vertical support constructed of two incurved legs. Rectangular base. Small piece of metal protrudes from one side of top. X dotted formation in center of top, one tack remaining. |
| Height | 13.7 cm |
| Length | 20 cm |
| Width | 5.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 551 - Other Number |
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