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Headrest
Shona
early 20th century
Object Place: Zimbabwe
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Hy and Shirley Zaret Acquisition Fund for African Art
Accession Number2013.882
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania
ClassificationsFurniture – Seating and beds
ProvenanceBetween 1969 and 1971, acquired in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) by Max Willbörg (b. 1933 – d. 2001), Cork, Ireland; 1990, sold by Wilbörg to Udo and Waltraut Horstmann, Zug, Switzerland; 2013, sold by Udo and Waltraut Horstmann to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 25, 2013)