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- Ndebele peoples
- headrest, late 1800s–1908
- Where object was made: Union of South Africa (present-day South Africa)
- wood, staining, carving
- Object Height/Width/Depth: 11.5 x 36 x 5.5 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth: 4 1/2 x 14 1/8 x 2 1/8 in - Gift of Claude D. Brown
- Not on display
- 2007.3267
- Ndebele peoples
- Open page with bookmarkable url
- Multimedia
- Description
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The headrest has two animals, identified as elands, as a support. The animals have tall horns and humped backs and short tails. They are dark brown. The rectangular headrest that rests on their backs is a light natural color with bands of diamonds carved into either end.