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HeadrestN2.480

Headrest with a wooden base that has a drawer with a metal pull at the bottom on one end. The bottom of the base curves upwards and all four sides slant inwards to a flat surface at the top supporting a cylindrical pillow with rounded ends that is stuffed with grass and is made from black cloth. The pillow is tied to the top of the box with a dark red woven ribbon. The base is stained and lacquered with the four vertical corners rounded and coated in red lacquer.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, grass, fibre, metal, lacquer, stain and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadrestK5.33

Carved wooden neck rest with two-lobed base, two arching vertical supports, and a roughly rectangular top that curves slightly downwards towards the centre and has a band of zigzag pattern carved into each end. Underneath each end of the rectangular segment is a curved extension. The bottoms of the curved extensions, the ends of the top segment, and the arching vertical supports are all burnt ? to a dark brown finish.

Culture
Zulu
Material
wood
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadrestK5.36

Carved wooden neck rest with oval base that flares inwards to a curved segment with three cylindrical supports emerging from the top, and these join to the roughly rectangular top surface, which curves downward at the centre. Two rectangular elements extend down from the ends of the top segment, and each is decorated with two horizontal bands of zigzags.

Culture
Shona
Material
wood and lacquer ?
Made in
Zimbabwe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headrest905/1

Rectangular-shaped piece of wood that curves up slightly at each end. Ends are rounded. Base is made from one piece of wood. Has a horizontally placed beam that extends the length of the rectangular-shaped piece of wood. Stemming from it are two pieces of wood that curve outwards. The pieces are connected in the centre by a round wooden piece. Attached to the upper portion of the legs, is a skin ring. The ring has a piece of metal wire wrapped around it.

Culture
Pokot
Material
wood, metal and skin
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headrest2600/17

Man's sleeping headrest carved from a single piece of dark stained wood. Concave platform narrows to a stem and then widens to a base comprised of two ski-like runners.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
cedar wood and lacquer
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headrest2600/16

Man's sleeping headrest carved from a single piece of stained wood. Concave platform narrows to a stem and then widens to a base comprised of two sled-like runners.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
cedar wood and lacquer
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headrest2596/8

Crudely carved wooden headrest. Wooden cylinder with rectangular centre cut to form two legs. Wood is split widely in two places.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadrestAe68

Short cylinder of yellow-brown, lengthwise wrapped grass and three places where three black lines run vertically. Both rims have three rows of small, tightly coiled rings, remaining outside surface is covered with black and natural plyed strands arranged alternately with s and z twist cords adjacent to each, forming a braid-like pattern.

Culture
Central African
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headrest551/1

A wood headrest which has a long rectangular curved plane on top of a stand with a base. A braided hide rope is attached to the stand through two holes in the middle, one is on top and the other is on the bottom.

Culture
Turkana ?
Material
wood and skin
Made in
Ethiopia ? or Kenya ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headrest905/2

Rectangular-shaped piece of wood that curves down slightly at each end. The base has a thin horizontally placed beam that extends the length of the rectangular-shaped piece of wood. Stemming from it is a small perpendicular piece of wood that splits into two pieces of wood that flare out slightly. The two pieces are bound with skin cording. Skin loops protrude from either side of the piece. Set of two spiral-shaped metal springs are attached to pieces of skin at the top and the bottom on each side.

Culture
Pokot ? or Turkana ?
Material
wood, skin and metal
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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