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AFRICAN TRIBAL HEADREST. WOOD CARVING. ETHIOPIA ORIGINAL. 
This headrest has been used and has hot a nice patina of age. In many African cultures, small wooden "pillows" are used to support the head during sleep and in some instances to preserve a hairstyle. In Ethiopia, the headrests come in several forms and relate to other intricate, but abstract works. This group is massive and solid, with an almost circular base tapering to a narrower curving. Headrest Region: Ethiopia Age: Approx. 45 years Many groups in southern Ethiopia make carved wooden headrests to enable people to sleep without interfering with their complicated coiffure. Hairstyles frequently declare their owner's age, gender and status, and are often embellished by accoutrements of a magic-religious nature. Hairstyles therefore need protecting. 

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Headrest - Wood - Ethiopia 

African Art

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Achyuta Deva Raya (1529–1542)

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830 objects

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