Head rest

Museum number:
5-13138
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013138
Description:
Barki., Kenya, Basuba, Boni. August, 1975. 5-13138, acc no. 3174. File code: 4.1 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: Wood from the Jamagi tree Context of use: Often carried as a stool; made and used by men for supporting the neck during sleep; (also sometimes see them used as portable stools). When owner dies it is given to his son. Most made now traded or sold to the Somali- a frequent design is the Islamic knot. Description: Head rest/stool- wood, circular base, bow shaped, thin horizontal section with two broad thin support pieces carved on the exterior with geometric designs of concentric squares. Pyramids and zig-zag lines; small chips out of horizontal sections on both sides L. 16 cm. w. 16 cm.
Collection place:
Basuba, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Kenya, Basuba, Boni
Culture or time period:
Aweer people
Collector:
Jean Colvin
Collection date:
August, 1975
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Headrests
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1985-1986 #40: SFO Museum (May 21, 1986–October 17, 1986)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Head rest, accession number 5-13138, described as Barki., Kenya, Basuba, Boni. August, 1975. 5-13138, acc no. 3174. File code: 4.1 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: Wood from the Jamagi tree Context of use: Often carried as a stool; made and used by men for supporting the neck during sleep; (also sometimes see them used as portable stools). When owner dies it is given to his son. Most made now traded or sold to the Somali- a frequent design is the Islamic knot. Description: Head rest/stool- wood, circular base, bow shaped, thin horizontal section with two broad thin support pieces carved on the exterior with geometric designs of concentric squares. Pyramids and zig-zag lines; small chips out of horizontal sections on both sides L. 16 cm. w. 16 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Head rest, accession number 5-13138, described as Barki., Kenya, Basuba, Boni. August, 1975. 5-13138, acc no. 3174. File code: 4.1 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: Wood from the Jamagi tree Context of use: Often carried as a stool; made and used by men for supporting the neck during sleep; (also sometimes see them used as portable stools). When owner dies it is given to his son. Most made now traded or sold to the Somali- a frequent design is the Islamic knot. Description: Head rest/stool- wood, circular base, bow shaped, thin horizontal section with two broad thin support pieces carved on the exterior with geometric designs of concentric squares. Pyramids and zig-zag lines; small chips out of horizontal sections on both sides L. 16 cm. w. 16 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Head rest, accession number 5-13138, described as Barki., Kenya, Basuba, Boni. August, 1975. 5-13138, acc no. 3174. File code: 4.1 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: Wood from the Jamagi tree Context of use: Often carried as a stool; made and used by men for supporting the neck during sleep; (also sometimes see them used as portable stools). When owner dies it is given to his son. Most made now traded or sold to the Somali- a frequent design is the Islamic knot. Description: Head rest/stool- wood, circular base, bow shaped, thin horizontal section with two broad thin support pieces carved on the exterior with geometric designs of concentric squares. Pyramids and zig-zag lines; small chips out of horizontal sections on both sides L. 16 cm. w. 16 cm.

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