Headrest

1800s–1900s
Overall: 10.2 cm (4 in.)
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Headrests served to protect the elaborate coiffures highly fashionable until the early to mid-20th century, and also enhanced contact with the ancestral realm through dreams.
Headrest

Headrest

1800s–1900s

Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa, Zulu-style carver, Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa, Kingdom of Eswatini, Swazi-style carver

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