Early iron headrest, likely of Tellem original and pre 18th Century, in zoomorphic form with a small iron attachment. The surface is corroded and fragmented specially at the underside of its base. For similar examples refer to page 177 of the 2021 publication by Claude-Henri Pirat, The Trail of the Elephant: The Use of Headrests in Africa, from Prehistory to the Present.
Ex Private Collection, Belgium
Estimated Period: 18th Century (or before)
Length: 30cm
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