COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
BCM_.90.17
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BCM_.90.17
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2003
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2003
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Description:
A man's three-legged wooden headrest carved from a branch positioned horizontally with the slightly flattened top as the platform. Three smaller branches radiate from the platform as legs. Two at one end in a V formation and one at the opposite end.
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A man's three-legged wooden headrest carved from a branch positioned horizontally with the slightly flattened top as the platform. Three smaller branches radiate from the platform as legs. Two at one end in a V formation and one at the opposite end.
Description
false
Creator Nationality:
African
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African
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Borana, Kenya
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Borana, Kenya
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Headrest
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Headrest
Title
false
View:
Full view
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Full view
View
false
Creation Date:
1980
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1980
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1980
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1980
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1980
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1980
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Wood
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Wood
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Furnishings
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Furnishings
Classification Term
false
Creation Place:
Kenya, Africa
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Kenya, Africa
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
Height: 5 1/3"; width: 9 1/2"
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Height: 5 1/3"; width: 9 1/2"
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
Brooklyn Children's Museum
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Brooklyn Children's Museum
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Brooklyn, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
90.17
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90.17
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Museum purchase, 1990
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Museum purchase, 1990
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.amico.org/rights/bcm_.html"target="_new">http://www.amico.org/rights/bcm_.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Headrests were given to young men after initiation as an indication of status and prestige. They were used to protect elaborate hairstyles and to elevate the head above dirt and away from insects during sleep, and were also used as stools. They were carried on journeys, and were valued personal property often passed on in families.
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Headrests were given to young men after initiation as an indication of status and prestige. They were used to protect elaborate hairstyles and to elevate the head above dirt and away from insects during sleep, and were also used as stools. They were carried on journeys, and were valued personal property often passed on in families.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
BCM_.90-17.tif
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BCM_.90-17.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false