COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
BCM_.42.28.1
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BCM_.42.28.1
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 wooden headrest with a thick, round base. A hollow support column with a flattened front and back sides, rounded corners and a large hole at the center top. A very large saddle-shape platform with rawhide wrapped around the support column and sewn with a thong on one side. Twisted rawhide cord around the column base and top and twisted rawhide carrying strap looped around the top end.
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A man's wooden headrest with a thick, round base. A hollow support column with a flattened front and back sides, rounded corners and a large hole at the center top. A very large saddle-shape platform with rawhide wrapped around the support column and sewn with a thong on one side. Twisted rawhide cord around the column base and top and twisted rawhide carrying strap looped around the top end.
Description
false
Creator Nationality:
African
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African
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Uganda
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Uganda
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:
About 1940
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About 1940
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1930
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1930
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1942
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1942
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Wood, rawhide
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Wood, rawhide
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Furnishings
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Furnishings
Classification Term
false
Creation Place:
Uganda, Africa
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Uganda, Africa
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
Height: 7 1/4"; width: 7 7/8"; depth: 6 1/4"
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Height: 7 1/4"; width: 7 7/8"; depth: 6 1/4"
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:
42.28.1
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42.28.1
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Lucille Shearwood, 1942
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Gift of Miss Lucille Shearwood, 1942
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 are used in many regions in Africa. There is a great variety of styles. Headrests not only support the head while sleeping, they keep the head cooler. They also keep elaborate hairstyles from having to be re-done daily.
The donor indicated Uganda as the source of acquisition, but typical Ugandan headrests, such as those of the Karamajong people, might weigh less, reflecting their nomadic lifestyle as herders. Their headrests are typically light and portable with two legs or support columns and small crescent platforms. Like this one, however, many do have leather wrapped around the column. The hollow support column of this headrest provided storage for snuff or tobacco, and the cord allowed for easy transportation.
The donor indicated Uganda as the source of acquisition, but typical Ugandan headrests, such as those of the Karamajong people, might weigh less, reflecting their nomadic lifestyle as herders. Their headrests are typically light and portable with two legs or support columns and small crescent platforms. Like this one, however, many do have leather wrapped around the column. The hollow support column of this headrest provided storage for snuff or tobacco, and the cord allowed for easy transportation.
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Headrests are used in many regions in Africa. There is a great variety of styles. Headrests not only support the head while sleeping, they keep the head cooler. They also keep elaborate hairstyles from having to be re-done daily.<br><br>The donor indicated Uganda as the source of acquisition, but typical Ugandan headrests, such as those of the Karamajong people, might weigh less, reflecting their nomadic lifestyle as herders. Their headrests are typically light and portable with two legs or support columns and small crescent platforms. Like this one, however, many do have leather wrapped around the column. The hollow support column of this headrest provided storage for snuff or tobacco, and the cord allowed for easy transportation.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
BCM_.42-28-1.tif
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BCM_.42-28-1.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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