Head rest

Museum number:
5-13282
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013282
Accession number:
Acc.3321
Description:
Head rest., Kenya, Masai. 5-13282, acc no. 3321. File code: 4.1 Donor: Dr. Harold B. Van Maren. Materials, techniques: Carved wood; leather; glass "seed" beads Description: Headrest; carved wood with 2 diverging feet; leather and beadwork decorations; l. 20 cm.
Donor:
Harold B. Van Maren and Mrs. Harold B. Van Maren
Collection place:
Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Kenya; Masai
Culture or time period:
Maasai people
Collector:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Headrests
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 20 centimeters
Loans:
S1984-1985 #19: Merritt College (November 7, 1984–April 22, 1985)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Head rest, accession number 5-13282, described as Head rest., Kenya, Masai. 5-13282, acc no. 3321. File code: 4.1 Donor: Dr. Harold B. Van Maren. Materials, techniques: Carved wood; leather; glass "seed" beads Description: Headrest; carved wood with 2 diverging feet; leather and beadwork decorations; l. 20 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Head rest, accession number 5-13282, described as Head rest., Kenya, Masai. 5-13282, acc no. 3321. File code: 4.1 Donor: Dr. Harold B. Van Maren. Materials, techniques: Carved wood; leather; glass "seed" beads Description: Headrest; carved wood with 2 diverging feet; leather and beadwork decorations; l. 20 cm.

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