Burden board

Museum number:
5-15238
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050015238
Accession number:
Acc.4428
Description:
Burden board. Carved and incised reddish brown wood. Handles at opposite ends. Chevrons of parallel lines, triangles with linear fillers, etc. 4 corners of board stained darker brown. Depression on underside to fit head. Length across top 42.5 centimeters, concave top. From Nigeria (Northern Plateau), Jarawa peoples. Context of use: called "head-carrying board" by collector. Probably used to carry loads in baskets on top of head.
Donor:
Joan Wescott
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria (Northern Plateau); Jarawa peoples
Culture or time period:
Jarawa
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Accession date:
July 25, 1989
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Burden board, accession number 5-15238, described as Burden board. Carved and incised reddish brown wood. Handles at opposite ends. Chevrons of parallel lines, triangles with linear fillers, etc. 4 corners of board stained darker brown. Depression on underside to fit head. Length across top 42.5 centimeters, concave top. From Nigeria (Northern Plateau), Jarawa peoples. Context of use: called "head-carrying board" by collector. Probably used to carry loads in baskets on top of head.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Burden board, accession number 5-15238, described as Burden board. Carved and incised reddish brown wood. Handles at opposite ends. Chevrons of parallel lines, triangles with linear fillers, etc. 4 corners of board stained darker brown. Depression on underside to fit head. Length across top 42.5 centimeters, concave top. From Nigeria (Northern Plateau), Jarawa peoples. Context of use: called "head-carrying board" by collector. Probably used to carry loads in baskets on top of head.

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