Turkana headrest

A Lovely carved wooden headrest with open-work design and well handled surface patina. Typically the men who watch the livestock at night use headrests. They may be carried during the day as a sign of

Title: Turkana headrest - Kenya - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: Kenya Dimension: 10,63 Inch Materials: Wood Weight: 1,87 Pounds Item type: Neck rest, neck suppor

A Finely carved wooden headrest with golden honey colored patina , traditional form, attachment holes which once held a leather handle and a wonderful hand hammered repair with aluminum. Turkana peopl

African Very Refined Turkana Headrest With Aluminum Inlay Decoration, Kenya, Mid 20th C. Carved wood and aluminum. Provenance: ex private West Coast collection. Size: 5'' x 8'' x 2.5'' (13 x 20 x 6 cm

Nackenstütze, "ekechelong" Turkana, Nyangatom, Bashada, Äthiopien Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 21 cm. B 12 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung, Lausanne. Sich mit reizvollen Objek

A beautiful old carved wooden headrest made from a single piece of wood with a lovely deep well handled surface and a wonderful large seat like top.The nomadic lifestyle of the Turkana peoples of nort

East African Turkana headrest carved wood with braided leather strap / handle. 6" H x 7" W x 4" D. Minor split at top of strap, wear throughout.

A collection of African ethnographica, comprising a Dogon seated female figure, 60.5cm (excluding wood base); a Turkana headrest, Kenya, 18.5cm; a Bamana figure of a standing female, a carved cloth to

Ca. mid 20thC. Very good with no major breaks, losses or repairs. Appears to be original patina. We believe this to be a Turkana headrest purchased by Mr. Nooter Kenya 1981.

A beautiful old carved wooden headrest made from a single piece of wood with a lovely deep well handled surface, some primitive incised designs and a wonderful large seat like top. The nomadic lifesty

**Originally Listed At $350** Africa, Kenya, Turkana peoples, ca. 20th century CE. An excellent carved wooden head rest of elegant form, featuring two slender legs, curved inwards, and a bowed top. Na

A Nice older carved wooden headrest with leather central support and fantastic incised designs throughout, well worn surface patina. Turkana or Karamojong peoples, Kenya / Tanzania, Africa. The Headre

Headrest, wood and metal, likely Turkana, Kenya, first half of the 20th century. Approximate size 6.25"H. PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip Gould, New York

Karamojong Nackenstütze, "ekechelong" Karamojong / Turkana, Uganda / Kenia Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Eisen. H 20 cm. B 25,5 cm. Provenienz: Evan Maurer, Minneapolis. Nackenstützen wur

Très rare chevet en trois parties, le pilier central est sculpté du dieu Shou, les bras levés soutenant le cintre symboliquement. Shou est le dieu de l'atmosphère associé à sa sœur Tefnout, il

Chinese Art A white glazed cizhou head rest decorated with tigerChina, Song, 12th century. . Cm 28,00 x 10,00. Quadrangular headrest with an elegant depiction of a tiger among tufts of grass. Impresse

Important appui-nuque réceptacle. Le couvercle forme le cintre et évoque un visage anthropozoomorphe stylisé, peut être les yeux d'un animal nocturne. Ecorce, bois, fibres végétales tressées. A

wood, matt shiny reddish- and dark brown patina, narrow pillow, slightly vaulted, rising from filigree columnar struts, asymmetrical arranged on waisted base, decorated with incised geometrical orname

Shona Nackenstütze, "mutsago" Shona, Simbabwe Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 16 cm. B 18,5 cm. Provenienz: Evan Maurer, Minneapolis. Nackenstützen wurden benutzt, um im Schlaf kunstvoll

Nackenstütze Tabwa / Luba, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 16 cm. B 16 cm. Provenienz: - Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury (02.07.2013, Lot 819). - Schweizer Privatsammlung, Lausanne. Sich

Kali Toloni form with attached legs. L.600mm Provenance: Collection of Keith St. Cartmail

Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasties 18 to 20, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. A carved wooden headrest constructed from three separate pieces. Such headrests were important articles used for Egyptian sleeping

Chevet réalisé en trois parties, le pilier central sculpté en facette légèrement angulaires, il est surmonté d'un cintre concave maintenu par une mortaise cubique en bois. Bel état général de

Chevet composé de trois parties s'emboitant les unes dans les autres. Le pilier central était à l'origine orné d'un décor marqueté fixé avec de la résine dont il reste des traces. Petits écla