Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 9

Kenya Tribal Wood Headrest, Stylized Natural Animal Form, African Old and Worn

About the Item

Kenya tribal wood headrest, stylized natural animal form, early 20th century, African. Early Rendille or Borana Headrest from Kenya. Using naturally found branch connections to form a stylized three legged animal form, these headrests were a treasured personal item. This headrest has heavy wear and polish from being used for many years creating a great patina, and the eroded top reflects this age. Great sculpture from all angles with some sense of animal form. Measures: 6 x 10 x 9 inches. Provenance, old CA state collection.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 6.25 in (15.88 cm)Width: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)Depth: 8.25 in (20.96 cm)
  • Style:
    Tribal (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Early 20th Century
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor structural damages. Minor fading. Well worn and polished from traditional use.
  • Seller Location:
    Point Richmond, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: SM1042651stDibs: LU1778232834272
More From This SellerView All
  • Turkana Tribal Wood Headrest, Stylized Human Form, African Beaded Attachments
    Located in Point Richmond, CA
    Turkana tribal carved wood headrest, stylized human form, early 20th century, Kenya, African. Headrest from Kenya with attached leather, beads, buttons and a metal finger knife. Great sculpture...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Kenyan Tribal Tribal Art

    Materials

    Wood

  • Dinka stylized animal form carved wood headrest, East Africa
    Located in Point Richmond, CA
    Dinka stylized animal form carved wood headrest, East Africa. On three "legs" with curved top. Deep patina from handling and use. 12 1/2 inches long, Created mid 20th century or e...
    Category

    Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

    Materials

    Wood

  • Fine Tribal Bambara Cubist Figurative Wood Door Lock Early 20th c Mali Africa
    Located in Point Richmond, CA
    Fine Tribal Bambara cubist figurative wood door lock, early 20th century Mali, Africa great abstract figure with strong cubist stylized elegant face. The Bambara of Mali use decorated door locks sliding horizontal bar and with a removable key (missing here) to secure the doors to houses or millet granary. This door lock shows a stylized human body with strongly sculpted face and carved notch in back to hold the movable cross bar. The rectangular body is decorated with fine, geometric line...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

    Materials

    Wood

  • Pair West African Incised Iron and Copper Axe Form Currency Pieces Custom Mounts
    Located in Point Richmond, CA
    A pair of West African incised iron and copper wire axe form currency pieces. On custom mounts. In the form of a ritual axe, which in many parts of Africa was carried over the shoul...
    Category

    Mid-20th Century North African Tribal Tribal Art

    Materials

    Iron

  • Ashanti Akan ‘Ghana’ Tribal Standing Female Figure Arm Out Africa
    Located in Point Richmond, CA
    Standing Akan Ghana female figure, early 20th century, Africa. Intense expression with large eyes. Female figure with one hand on her breast, representing presenting nourishment from...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

    Materials

    Wood

  • African Tribal Yoruba, Nigeria Rider Figure Offering Bowl Early 20th Century
    Located in Point Richmond, CA
    Early Yoruba offering bowl in the from of a male figure with a beard riding on horse back surrounded by four small attendants, finely carved with nice patina from native use. Probabl...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

    Materials

    Wool

You May Also Like
  • Ashanti tribal headrest
    Located in London, GB
    A good example of an African Ashanti tribal headrest. Ghana. Early to mid-twentieth century.
    Category

    Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

    Materials

    Wood

  • Dramatic Tribal Pierced African Panel
    Located in Bridgeport, CT
    A very Decorative Carved and Pierced African Tribal Panel depicting a Female Ancestor. The powerful Female Figure supports a multitude of Stylized Carved Animals carved in three Band...
    Category

    20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Wood

  • Early 20th Century East African Carved Headrest, Ethiopia (Kambatta People)
    Located in Ottawa, Ontario
    Showing a crescent shaped headrest braced by flattened 'V' shaped supports rising from a cupped base, decorated overall with hand carved linear motifs and exhibiting an old rubbed su...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art

    Materials

    Wood

  • Wooden Ethiopian Headrest
    Located in Chicago, IL
    So as not to muss their intricate hairstyles, tribal leaders would rest their heads on these petite wooden stands. The combination of conic base and concave rest gives these function...
    Category

    Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Abstract Sculptures

    Materials

    Wood

  • African Tribal Yoruba Beaded Ceremonial Crown Altar Headdress
    Located in Forney, TX
    A scarce large vintage African tribal beaded ceremonial crown altar headdress, the Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa, Mid-20th Century, featuring intricate sculptural form decorated in polychrome beads and nassa sea shells, depicting central warrior figure mounted on figural horse or donkey animal, flanked by four standing figures, atop cylindrical crown, adorned with lizards and mask. Many people refer to this type of altar item...
    Category

    Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

    Materials

    Shell, Beads

  • Antique African Tribal Sculpted Statue
    Located in Miami, FL
    Interesting African tribal sculpted statue made of iron or lead. It almost appears that the materials used were taken from a sunken ship. Look closely at...
    Category

    Antique 19th Century Congolese Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Iron

Recently Viewed

View All