Head rest

Museum number:
5-6759
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050006759
Accession number:
Acc.2307
Description:
Head rest; from single piece of wood; twisted piece of leather connecting legs; h. 19.5 cm; w 26 cm.
Donor:
Mary Jean Aerni and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Moroto, Northern Region, Uganda
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Uganda; Moroto; Karamojong (Murdock 43:21)
Culture or time period:
Karamojong
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Headrests
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Head rest, accession number 5-6759, described as Head rest; from single piece of wood; twisted piece of leather connecting legs; h. 19.5 cm; w 26 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Head rest, accession number 5-6759, described as Head rest; from single piece of wood; twisted piece of leather connecting legs; h. 19.5 cm; w 26 cm.

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